Yankees CONTROVERSY Getting Out Of Hand? (Yankees News 2026)

This drama is a little nutty. I feel like it's getting a little out of control. Every offseason since Boone has been manager, I mean, there's been so much just fire, boom, this and that. And that's not what I mean by things getting out of control because that comes from the fans. Now it's coming. They're not calling for Boone's job, but they're talking a heck of a lot of how that clubhouse is and how the standards shouldn't be championship or bust anymore because the Yankees just are not the same Yankees as they once were I believe Rizzo mentioned that and Brett when Brett Gardner left the edge left, CC Sabathia said that there's just a lot that's been said that hasn't been said in past years and they're saying it now let me know what you guys think down in the comments some people believe that Aaron Boone could lose his job I don't think so I don't think that's what the Yankees are going to do but I think this is the closest that they've ever been in moving on from Aaron Boone and i think that next year and a lot of people feel this way that if he doesn't win the World Series or make a run make a nice good honest run if he bounce if he gets bounced out of the ALDS once again that they just won't renew him and they'll move on and a lot of people feel that there's a culture problem and i agree there there is and there has been for quite some time but Aaron Judge's comments that he made about the Yankees that he wants the Yankees to go all in. It appears that some higher ups were a bit irritated by that. This is from Jon Heyman. One or two Yankees bigs were slightly to somewhat annoyed that captain three-time MVP Aaron Judge suggested the $320 million Yankees could spend more after they were swept by the Rays in the division series. That's a big payroll. The Yankees always have a hefty payroll. Always, always. and Aaron Judge prior to the 2025 or 26 offseason he mentioned that hey I want Grisham back I want Bellinger back and the Yankees did just that they brought those two guys back however how they spent that money might seem a little questionable 16 million of that is allocated to a third baseman who vastly underperformed defensively offensively and regressed defensively in Ryan McMahon Jazz Chisholm had a down season just over .700 OPS I believe he made like 12 to 14 million through arbitration Trent Grisham disappointing year oh just over .700 OPS one of the worst defensive center fielders in Major League Baseball bad season for him especially from the the kind of year he had in 2025 I mean he had a breakout season that's why the Yankees paid him so much so that 320 million dollar payroll look at how some of it was allocated it wasn't allocated to players that really produced for you that should have produced and then on top of that if you want to throw in Giancarlo Stanton's money being thrown on the IL even Aaron Judge's money being thrown on the IL Rodon his money he threw under 100 innings 20 his 26 million dollars on the IL that's a lot of that payroll on the IL and guess what the Yankees won 93 games yes they played a lot of bad teams well but they won 93 games with all of that because their pitching was so good pitching was out that bullpen I mean that bullpen was wild Ben Rice had a big season Gerrit Cole Cy Young award winner but when it comes down to it I just feel like the game of baseball is also changing back to what it was look at Milwaukee, look at Tampa those are the teams that are going far and they play more old school baseball, the Yankees don't the Yankees don't, now I understand why some of the you know people in the Yankee front office might be upset with Aaron Judge, but you know what go out and get better players, go out and get a better third baseman, go out and improve your team. You have some free agents. They're not earth-shattering free agents, but there are some free agents and some players on the trade market that could potentially improve this Yankee team a lot. But are you going to trade the assets to get them? I mean, maybe the Yankees have done that. It would be unfair to say that they haven't because they have. We just want to see it set in motion and we don't want to see them bring back the same team because that's what they did in '24, in '26 they essentially brought back the same team and that pissed a lot of people off pissed a lot of people off now is Aaron Boone gonna lose his job? Probably not. Bob Clapish reports that they're probably gonna have a big meeting next week, not meeting but a press conference that they do every year that will probably be next week and we'll go from there I've also seen some people say that Cashman and Judge don't see eye to eye and it's been an issue for a while, Hal and Judge have no issues I don't think that has anything to do with Cashman, here's my thing i understand cashman has a job to do we all have our jobs we all do i get cashman has a job to try to put the best team he can on the field i get it hal and judge if they have no issues but cashman has an issue with judge it reads to me that and and david stearns does this with cohen's money it seems like it and obviously hal he doesn't want to go above and beyond and you said that plenty of times i understand that but it it just seems that hey your philosophy cashman isn't working it hasn't worked if anything you brought in a guy who sucked defensively in juan soto he played such a big role in that 24 team and helping you get to the world series you acquired a player that was very different from as far as defensively from what you typically want or seek out and you made it to the world series and yes Soto was a home run or a home run guy a high on base guy but he was a high on base guy if you want defense fine but you need guys who could hit too you need guys who could put the bat in the ball work walks that's what you need this yankee team lacked that this season so maybe what aaron judge meant to say was he just wants to see them go get the personnel get the players to improve this team and xavier edwards he'd be a great fit the yankees love him soto he would be a wonderful fit for the yankees i think high strikeouts don't care the guy hits incredibly well in japan i've seen someone make the the comp of hideki matsui i mean hideki was he the power hitter that he was in japan and america No, he wasn't, but he was a damn good baseball player. Excellent. First year in the big leagues. He hit, I think, 280, 16 homers, drove in 100. Sign me up for that. I'm not saying Sato would do that, but look at what Akimoto and Murakami did. They had productive seasons for their respective teams. I think the same thing would happen with Sato. I think that would be a cool move if the Yankees were to make it. I think it makes a lot of sense. just go out get the players that best fit your squad i just feel like a lot of this stuff that's going on it's a little strange and it's a little heightened then you then you have this i didn't even bring sorry i'm coughing a tiny bit still have a lingering cough but according to randy miller so take that for whatever that's worth he mentioned that when jazz was on the marlins that Jeter and Mattingly both were then in the Marlins front office and a part of the Marlins, right? Mattingly managed Miami. They took Jazz aside and told him his mental lapses were holding him back. They would say, you have superstar talent. You have to get your head right. You have to focus. You have to make this a priority. And the Yankees knew these conversations happened according to Miller. And they were still interested in acquiring Jazz. jazz and we know jazz has tremendous talent we know he does that's that's very interesting though but guys listen thank you so so much for watching this cough it's tough for me to talk especially for a long time but i did it we got through it thank you guys so much i'll see you next time take care