Five Reasons to Be Excited About the 2017 Yankees

 We Have a Plan!

Next season’s roster seems much more up in the air than usual. Locked into long-term contracts at nearly every position over the last decade, the New York Yankees haven’t generally seen a ton of turnover from year-to-year. For example, the 2016 squad on Opening Day was more-or-less identical to the 2015 model aside from the addition of second baseman Starlin Castro.

Things have already been shaken up considerably, but it seems likely that more moves are on the way this winter. While the exact plan may be a mystery at the moment, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has earned the trust of the fan base with a solid series of surprising trades and low-profile signings that have given the club one of the best collections of young talent in MLB.

Cash’s ability to convince ownership to sell at the deadline for basically the first time in franchise history is maybe his signature moment as an executive. He did what was best for the team, as unpopular as it may have been in some circles. That decision showed that he was willing to stick to his plan for the long haul.

Fans shouldn’t expect any big ticket signings or knee-jerk panic moves this offseason. All of the pieces seem like they are in place for a perennial contender and the baseball operations department deserves all the credit for that.