It’s that time of the offseason, before any of the major free agents have signed, that the Yankees seem simultaneously rich and poor. The luxury tax limit has been reset—New York is going on a spending spree! But actually, the front office is shocked at the prices the Carlos Correas and Corey Seagers of the world are commanding and they might settle for a lower tier player.
It’s easy to get whiplash from from all of the leaks from the front office in November and December, the vacillation from superstar free agent targets to Andrelton Simmons.