NY Post | Matt Ehalt: The Yankees have had their high priorities set for some time, however they’re nonetheless on the market ready to discover a new workforce. In case issues don’t find yourself falling their method and they should pivot halfway via the offseason, a Plan B needs to be in place. For the outfield, Austin Hays could also be the response if Cody Bellinger strikes onto one other workforce, as he might platoon with Jasson Domínguez in left discipline to type a formidable tandem. The Mets are additionally , however given the state of the discipline at present they is perhaps the likeliest workforce to take Bellinger away from them in the first place.
NY Daily News | Gary Phillips: In addition to discovering his footing on the mound over the previous few seasons in New York, final 12 months additionally noticed Carlos Rodón discover his comfortability as a frontrunner in the clubhouse. The veteran lefty spoke up extra and have become a mentor determine for younger starters like Will Warren and Cam Schlittler as they attempt to set up themselves as regulars in the rotation. Schlittler even credit Rodón for a mechanical tweak that he beneficial that led to his fastball gaining extra velocity later in the 12 months, which paid dividends in his postseason thriller Wild Card Game 3 win in opposition to Boston.
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NY Post | Mark Suleymanov: Clayton Kershaw is stepping away from baseball proper as his Dodgers are establishing themselves as the new high canine of baseball, and as the media world begins to critique them for “ruining the game” the legendary lefty in contrast his LA workforce to the Yankees dynasty of the late 90s as examples of groups that had been good for baseball. Kershaw’s argument is that having a transparent favourite and dominant workforce like the Core Four Yanks is nice for followers of a flagship franchise and an excellent goal for the remainder of the league to return after, and it’s not like I can argue with that — it’d simply be good if the Yankees agreed and bought again to their outdated methods.
SNY | Anthony McCarron: With the stagnancy of the Yankees’ free company, a vacation want record is fairly easy to place collectively this 12 months. Bellinger stays out there and can be a straightforward slot-in to revive the lineup’s stability, the pitching depth might be emboldened whether or not which means procuring at the high finish, the center, in or the discount bin, and it’d be good if they may kind out their stance on Jazz Chisholm Jr. by extending or buying and selling him moderately than marching right into a stroll 12 months blindly.