First of all, Josh Donaldson needs to go. Donaldson had his moments throughout his career but that is long gone and he was a total disservice to this team throughout the postseason. The fact that he is making almost half of the Guardians payroll to play like he played is totally ridiculous.
The number one goal this offseason, which has been the goal since the start of the season, is to re-sign Aaron Judge. I don't care what the number is, you give him and blank check and make sure he is in pinstripes next season and for seasons to come after that. If he re-signs he should be made captain of the team as well.
It was proven once again, when in the postseason pitching always prevails. Pitching dominated the Yanks all postseason including in the Guardians series which the Yanks were lucky to come away with. Night after night in the ALCS the Yanks were matched up with great pitching and the bats just could never come alive and bail them out.
The offense was totally dismantled in the ALCS as they scored a combined 9 runs in 4 games, that is not going to win you anything, especially in the postseason. It also didn't play in the Yankees favor that two of their arguably best contact hitters did not compete in the postseason because of their injuries. Those two being Andrew Benintendi and DJ LeMahieu.
Like previous years, the Yanks had to deal with a lot of injuries. Lots of key bullpen arms missing including Marinaccio, Green, King, and Effross forced relievers like Clarke Schmidt to be inserted into certain situations that were uncomfortable for them and sometimes cost the Yanks games.
Lots of excuses to be made for this team, but a lot needs to change this offseason to this Yankee team. Start by re-signing Judge and then take it from there. Possibly a new starter like Carlos Rodon or Trea Turner inserted at shortstop to improve contact hitting. Lots of question marks going into the offseason for this team as they can once again not get over the hump of beating the Astros in the postseason.
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