The Biggest Questions Facing the Yankees Offense for 2017

Is Is the Calvary Coming?

Yankees fans are always slightly skeptical when they hear their team is not going to pursue a top free agent. Most of us have just gotten used to getting the biggest and shiniest new toys available each offseason.

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However, the front office stuck to their guns last winter and did not make any big signings, and there is no reason to think they are going to change course any time soon. There was reportedly some pressure from ownership on the baseball operations department not to sell at the trade deadline, but ultimately Brian Cashman and #TeamSell won the day.

Hal Steinbrenner is not his dad. It seems extremely unlikely he would panic if the Yankees don’t make the playoffs this year and force Cashman to add a bunch of bandaids to the roster.

Guys like Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and Yoenis Cespedes would undoubtedly make the offense better for next year, but that short term production would then require fans to sit through their long, slow declines, which are probably closer than most people think.

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That said, New York may look to add a little thump to the lineup on the cheap with a guy like Pedro Alvarez or Steve Pearce, who could probably be had for a moderate one or two year contract at this point.