The Yankees not making the playoffs means more than the players going home and hitting the golf course early. It means general manager Brian Cashman and owner Hal Steinbrenner can get a head start on the offseason.
A meeting set for Tampa in Wednesday will all but confirm what’s been reported. Aaron Boone will return to manage the team. There’s also that third-party audit looming and maybe some big changes not far behind. Plus the usual roster holes that need filling.
And no, Shohei Ohtani isn’t coming to the Bronx.
Rather, the Yankees own front office has a simple offseason priority list: Fix the house, and fix the team.