Not leaving a thing behind in the big move across the street to new Yankee Stadium, the boss remembered to bring everything with him, including his check book. The Yankees have not hesitated to put themselves back in the discussion for the best team in the majors, this winter, with huge offseason signings totaling more than some teams entire rosters. This is the Yankee baseball of old.
Just in case you were wondering how the organization felt about the egg that was laid last year in their non-climactic end to a very climatic facility, the front office made moves this offseason that gets us Yankees fans starting to discuss World Series plans. In just a matter of three signatures the Yankees saw a total of $424.5 million leave their hands, in signing CC Sabathia (7-year, $161 million), A.J. Burnett (5-year, $83.5 million), and Mark Teixeira (8-year, $180 million).
Also, since the organization won’t seem to put this to bed, Manny is still available, just saying. However, Brian Cashman, Yankees GM, did make a remark that may debunk those Manny rumors, and get the focus on moving ahead with what they have. “The decisions we made this winter would complicate my ability to be aggressive in the free-agent market as we move forward … I’ll leave it at that.” So maybe there will be no Manny being Manny in New York, but until the Yankees officially say no, anything is possible.
With the aggressive tone to this offseason it looks like the Yankees are ready to christen the new ball park in style, with a World Series win. It has been 8 years since their last World Series victory, when they capped off their dynamic stretch from 1996 – 2000 with 4 out of 5, and it looks like “The Boss” is gearing up for another run at dominance with these few off season long term signings of some of baseball’s finest current players.
As if you were not excited about the new season in a new stadium, the Yankees seemed to have forced the issue, being front-and-center again in the national media, and AL East. This feels similar to those seasons, just 8 years ago when winning World Series Championships seemed to be a no brainer, and some of the league’s best talent asked to come to New York, and they got stronger every season. Yeah, this definitely feels like those times.
