The date is December 24th. Unless you are the world’s biggest Cade Winquest fan (and bless you if you are), the Yankees have yet to bring in any no-doubt major leaguers. That’s a choice! There is time to remedy this but … yeah. Enjoy your Christmas Eves, anyway.
Today on the site, Nolan will use the recent news of old friend Rob Refsnyder signing with the Seattle Mariners to launch a mini-discussion about the many ways prospect development can (slowly) manifest, and Sam continues our 50 Most Notable
Yankees Free Agent Signing series with a look back at one of the more infamous contracts in franchise history: Ed Whitson. Later, Michael will delve into his thoughts on the brutal pace of the MLB offseason and the Yankees’ inactivity.
Questions/Prompts:
1. With the moves to acquire Brandon Lowe and now Ryan O’Hearn, have the Pittsburgh Pirates actually caught your attention for non-Paul Skenes starts? Or do you need to see a lot more to be intrigued?
2. Did you at least get all your present shopping done, or are you scrambling at all? (We won’t tell, promise.)
