New York Post | Jon Heyman: ($) One of the most prominent names in Yankees media added his voice to the chorus calling for Aaron Boone’s dismissal Friday. The reasons are not revelatory — lack of postseason success, discipline, and accountability. Heyman offers his own “analytics,” namely the Yankees manager’s inability to lead his team to a single championship in nine years (and only one World Series berth as well). He joins a crowded field, including The Athletic’s Ian O’Connor, in drawing a line in the sand.
New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: Despite the increasing urgency for a leadership change from journalists and fans alike, there are some key indicators that Boone is likely to stick around for at least one more season. For one, he’s owed $5.5 million for last year, the last on his deal. For another, the impending lockout would make it an uphill battle for a new manager to put in the legwork necessary to build trust with his players before the new season, as they wouldn’t be able to contact each other from December 1st until a new CBA is struck. Boone also retains the vocal support of his locker room, a fact which might solicit eyerolls from the Yankees faithful but still holds sway with the front office.
FanGraphs | Brendan Gawlowski: The Arizona Fall League is a full week into play at this point, and Michael Zeno helpfully wrote up the action on how the Yankees’ prospects fared our west during this initial showing. For more on one of said prospects, here’s Gawlowski on a number of different AFL-ers (a-fellers?) who he saw in person. He’s a big fan of Dax Kilby, the Yankees’ top draft pick from 2025 who had an injury-riddled year and is catching up on lost time. Gawlowski wrote that Kilby is the best player he saw, and that he “is quick and direct to the ball, he doesn’t leak early, his swing stays on plane forever, he adjusts well off the fastball, and he can use the whole field.” Good review!
MLB Trade Rumors | Charlie Wright: The 2026 season went better for Paul Goldschmidt than his Yankees debut in 2025, when he burned bright early but faded down the stretch. There was some of that this past season as well for the veteran, but he was generally more consistent and the Yankees were more disciplined about using him less against righties. All told, it led to a 111 OPS+ and 18 homers in 380 plate appearances, good for a .452 slugging percentage that was his highest since his NL MVP-winning 2022 in St. Louis (with a reliable glove at first, too). Although Goldschmidt turned 39 in September, he would like to keep playing in 2027.
The fit might not be there for the Yankees with Luis García Jr. now joining Ben Rice in the first base mix next spring, but if Goldy wants to play for a few million again, I suspect that someone can pick him up — if not only to see if he can get the 10 homers he needs to reach 400 in an excellent career that is a bit of a dark horse Hall of Fame case.
