3 Yankees who have worn out their welcome in the Bronx

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It doesn't take much for New York Yankees fans to write off a player or coach if things aren't going the way they had envisioned.

When your franchise has 27 World Series rings, you start to expect greatness year after year, and if the team isn't delivering on that it can be frustrating. It doesn't help that the team hasn't won a championship in 14 years, either.

It all boiled over during the ALCS when Yankees fans rained down boos on the team, most famously following an Aaron Judge strikeout, leading many to believe the reigning AL MVP might not re-sign with New York because of the perceived poor treatment from fans. But he ended up expressing an understanding of the situation.

Judge is batting .211 with 13 HR and 25 RBI in 44 career postseason games, which is terrible compared to his typical .284 batting average in the regular season. He hasn't had that magical postseason run yet that past Yankees' greats have had, but he knows that's what he needs to do in order to become a franchise legend.

But anyway, he doesn't even have it bad among the fans. These guys have it much, much worse.

3 Yankees who have worn out thier welcome in the Bronx

Aaron Hicks

Hicks is locked up a seven-year, $70 million contract, which will keep him in New York through 2025, and fans couldn't be more sick of him. After having his breakout season back in 2018 with 27 HR and 79 RBI, New York thought it was getting a steal with his $10M annual salary. However, he's been as disappointing as anyone.

Since signing that contract, he only has 30 HR and 111 RBI with a .217 batting average across four seasons. Hicks will continue to be the Yankees starting left fielder when the season begins this year, but the team would love to upgrade his position. With MLB getting rid of the shift, it's possible that Hicks' stats will improve and he'll return to a semblance of the player he was in 2018, but that's a tall order.

It certainly wasn't a good start to the year for him after he was booed prior to his first at-bat in Spring Training.

Luis Severino

Not only is the fanbase getting upset with Severino, but he's starting to feel the same way. After his start on March 10, he told the media the following:

My slider sucks, that’s what they’re telling me right now....I need to work more on my slider. It’s not the movement, it’s just location actually.
Greg Joyce, New York Post

When he's played, Severino has been good, but it's been five seasons since he's been completely healthy. The two-time All-Star started 19 games last year, which was great, but he hasn't pitched a full season since 2018, which has drastically affected the Yankees' championship window.

When he's on, he can be one of the best pitchers in the league, but he's only delivered a small sample size of being fully healthy. Severino is still only 29 years old and has one year left on his contract, so the Yankees have continued to stay paitent with him (though solely because of his potential and nothing more). The 2023 season is going to be a huge indicator of how the rest of his career goes.

If he gets injured again and can't start a full campaign, then his options will be limited as a free agent next year. However, if he can perform at a high level and be the Yankees No. 2 or 3 starter, then plenty of teams will be lining up for his services.

Regardless of how he performs this year, it feels like the fanbase is ready to move on. His talent is exceptional, but the injuries and other issues have been way too frustrating.

Aaron Boone

I bet you didn't see Boone making this list, but it makes a ton of sense, right? Boone has been on the hot seat (from a fan's perspective) for the past few years and it's shocking to see that he's still the manager of this team right now.

During the postseason last fall, the fanbase was screaming for Boone's head, as he continued to make terrible decisions with the bullpen. The most notable decision was keeping Wandy Peralta in Game 3 of the ALDS for too long and then not going to Clay Holmes, who's arm was apparently fine. That decision cost the team that game and almost the series, as they just squeaked by the Cleveland Guardians in five games.

Even after another postseason loss, the Yankees were quick to say that Boone will manage the 2023 season, but if the team falters again, it feels like he could be the scapegoat despite signing a contract extension prior to last year. Boone will always be remembered for his heroic home run in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS against the Boston Red Sox, but with every year he manages, we start to forget about that iconic play a little more.

It's unclear what Boone's status is should the Yankees fall short in embarrassing fashion yet again, but the fans very much pressured the Yankees into momentous decisions this offseason to improve the roster. Who says that can't happen again with Boone?

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3 Yankees who have worn out thier welcome in the Bronx

Aaron Hicks

Luis Severino

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