Welcome back to another checkpoint through the early stages of the offseason. Last we left off there were rumblings of Juan Soto rumors that he's very much available right now, and that's continued without much further development. On top of that, we're beginning to see suitors emerge for the offseason's biggest name in Shohei Ohtani; unfortunately, the Yankees are nowhere near that list.
It's a wonder that after such a disastrous season the Yanks aren't even remotely being linked to potentially the greatest free agent case of our lifetimes, but there's reasons to believe it. Ohtani's recent injury will hamper his ability to pitch again until 2025 at the earliest, and he's primarily a DH where the team is severely blocked in at.