After a long saga, Dominican star Juan Soto left the New York Yankees to go to the Queens neighbors, the Mets, in a move that may have broken the hearts of many fans.
But Soto’s departure may not be so bad for the Bronx Bombers, as it opened up a significant salary cap gap for the New York team.
Yankees’ offseason moves
The Yankees’ first move was to acquire left-handed pitcher Max Fried from the Atlanta Braves to strengthen their starting rotation, and they subsequently acquired Devin Williams and Cody Bellinger.
Despite these new arrivals, the Yankees will have to keep an eye on the team’s budget, as this prevented them from taking Christian Walker or Pete Alonso as first basemen, following the departure of Anthony Rizzo.
Manager Aaron Boone and the Yankees’ front office then opted to sign former National League MVP Paul Goldschmidt, who agreed to a one-year, $12.5 million contract.
Now they will have to look to second base, as Gleyber Torres is a free agent, and there is strong interest from the Los Angeles Angels, according to the website essentiallysports.com.
Aaron Boone’s new plan
Analyst Jon Heyman spoke with the Yankees’ manager, Aaron Boone, who told the journalist that he has a new plan in mind.
Boone mentioned that he is leaning on moving pieces that are already on the team and then looking at anyone in a trade or free agent market.
This would involve moving Jazz Chisholm from third to second base to replace Torres, while Oswaldo Cabrera and DJ LeMahieu would be competing for the third base.
