Yanks Go Yard 2016 Season Awards

Yanks Go Yard recognizes the best (and worst) of the 2016 New York Yankees season with our annual awards.

The 2016 New York Yankees somehow managed to be the most boring and the most exciting Bombers team in recent memory in the span of just one season.

There were times during this year that I would get so frustrated with struggles of the club’s collection of aging stars that I felt like I couldn’t watch another games. Then there were games that I was glued to my laptop every time Gary Sanchez or Aaron Judge came up to the plate, afraid of missing yet another historic moment from the Baby Bombers.

In the span of one month, I went from wondering if the Yankees would struggle to cling to mediocrity for the next decade to planning out exactly when the next dynasty would begin (my current bet is 2018).

The Yankees ultimately fell short of the 2016 playoffs for the third time in four years, which makes the season a failure in the eyes of many fans. Part of me misses the old days when New York would go out and sign the three best free agents every winter, making it all but assured the team would be playing well into October the next year.

On the other hand, there is something really fun about watching a young core of players develop. It will take patience, but there is something more satisfying when it is your guys who form the core of a championship team, guys you have watched get drafted, climb the minor league ladder, and grow into big league stars. 2016 really felt like the start of that process.

Anyway, without further rambling, here are the Yanks Go Yard awards for the 2016 season.