2019 Season Preview
As the grass thawed at Yankee Stadium, a young Canadian of the name of Brad Ringer sits in his new office. In the same seat Mr. Cashman once sat in. Pulling the trigger on some last minute deals, Mr. Ringer begins to build his legacy in the most historic baseball city in America.
A great team core has allowed me to swing a couple deals before the beginning of the season to officially cement our position as pennant chasers before the first pitch on opening day is officially thrown.
Two significant signings have been made to help the team right away. The first one was a 1-year deal for Logan Morrison. On a cheap $3,000,000 contract the Yankees will be taking a shot on Morrison recovering his 2017 stroke where he hit 38 Home Runs and picked up 85 RBIs. Hopefully, a return to the AL East is just what Logan needs. For now he will platoon with Voit as New York looks to move Bird before opening day.
The other move has the Yankees signing Dallas Keuchel to a 3-year deal that includes a team option. Dallas will pitch at the back of the New York rotation and hopefully put together a strong season with less responsibility weighing on him. The $47,000,000 contract puts New York close to the cap for the time being but is hopefully worth it for a long run into October.
Following the signings GM Brad Ringer pulled the string on a couple deals to open up roster spots for their new signings. First, the Yankees sent Bird (who no longer has a spot w/ the Morrison signing) to Philadelphia, where he will get a fresh shot alongside Catching prospect Alex Guerrero. In return, the Yankees acquired IF Scott Kingery and RP Edubray Ramos. Two players who New York obviously feels have tremendous upside. Kingery will do a good job filling some infield gaps for the time being.
The final move was a deal that saw Tulowitzki dealt to Milwaukee with CF prospect Corey Ray coming the other way. Ray is another player who the Yankees believe has tremendous upside, putting up 27 homers and 74 RBIs up in AA last season.
As the Yankees get set to open up their campaign with some fresh faces looking to help lead the way, they set their 25 man roster with hopes on ring #28
Let's get things started!