If only we could be a fly on the wall in the halls of the Yankees power structure, as the “fully operational Death Star” is no doubt buzzing with activity. After all, the arch-rival Red Sox just won their fourth World Series title in 15 years. One would hope that the front office would stop at nothing to make sure the Bombers prevent Boston from repeating in 2019.
Unfortunately, we haven’t seen a whole lot of evidence of that. What we’ve seen looks an awful lot like the club doubling down on the austerity plan.