The timeline for the Yankees rebuild has been sped up — we know this. The one thing that hasn’t changed, is the organization’s interest in potentially securing Manny Machado once he hits free agency following the 2018 season.
As we wait for Brian Cashman to sign a new contract to remain as general manager, appoint a successor to Joe Girardi and hopefully win the bidding on two-way star Shohei Ohtani, Jim Duquette has floated an interesting idea to keep the masses busy in time for the Winter Meetings, which officially get underway on Dec 9.