Objectively speaking (although that is truly impossible), it is great to be a Yankee fan. Don’t get me wrong — the last decade or so has resulted in repeated disappointment. The expectation is always a championship. Not only has history contributed to that, but the words of Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner constantly double down on it. It’s championship or bust. That may sound greedy, but that’s the expectation that is always set.
Entering the 2022 season, the expectation is the same. They have top-five World Series odds according to FanGraphs. That is enough to maintain the expectation that if the team does not win what Fernando Tatis Jr.