Over the past month, we have made the case for the Yankees to make bold moves to fix their issues and get back into contention. Whether it was Arizona’s Ketel Marte or Miami’s Starling Marte (we ran out of Marte options), a good case was made for the Yankees to buy.
But let’s be real for a moment: this team, as constructed, isn’t winning the World Series. There have been too many significant injuries for certain, but even at full strength there are too many glaring flaws with this roster to win it all — especially the way Gerrit Cole has pitched since MLB started cracking down on sticky stuff.