Yankees WANT TO SIGN WHO?? (Yankees Free Agent News 2026)

If this is real, and if something happens from it, I think it's one of the most ridiculous things, truthfully. I think this is one of the most ridiculous players that you could get for this team. Now, you could feel a certain way about platooning. Listen, if it works, it works, right? But the New York Yankees are interested in Alec Boehm. Now, he'll probably get one to two-year deal. 12 to 15 million per, that's what I'm thinking, per year. That's what I'm thinking. But boom, this past year for the Phillies, hit 15 homers, drove in 88, so those numbers aren't too bad. Hit .249, .698 OPS, not very good. Had a negative WAR, according to Baseball Reference. And against right-handed pitching, he had a .643 OPS. So... Against left-handed pitching, he had an 8-16 OPS. What does that tell you? What are the Yankees' plans for him if they sign him? It's to use him to platoon. But who would he platoon with? Ryan McMahon. That's what it's telling you. We were hearing that the Yankees were going to move on from McMahon. I guess they're not if they're interested in Boehm. If they could get Boehm to platoon with Ryan, I guess they're going to stick with Ryan because they owe him $16 million in his final year of his deal. But McMahon against right-handed pitching, he wasn't even good. Hit .218 with a .662 OPS. He wasn't good, and he regressed defensively, too. His calling card was defense, defense, defense, defense. He regressed. And guess what? Guess who also just is atrocious defensively? Alec Boehm. Negative 10 defensive runs saved. Negative 8 outs above average. Negative 6 fielding run value, according to FanGraphs. So when we're talking about the top Japanese free agent. Saito, I want him on the Yankees. I think his upside offensively is there. He's had two really great seasons over there in Japan, back-to-back years of great seasons, won a triple crown this past year in Japan. The Yankees are questioning his defense. You want to get Alec Boehm, who's an atrocious defender? You want to get him? And you have McMahon, who declined, regressed defensively. Bringing in Boehm, another just guy who's not a great defender. I'd rather keep Ahmed Rosario, truthfully. I'd rather keep Ahmed. Sign him for cheaper. And plus, Boehm apparently has attitude issues, attitude problems. Why do you want him? Why? This makes no sense to me. Just use that 12 to 15 on Saito. Just try, please. Just try to sign him. If you want to keep McMahon, I mean... But if you want to keep him, keep him. Bring in Saito then. If you're willing to take inferior defense over there, why are you choosing to go with Boehm? Why? Because he might be cheaper than Saito? Maybe. Saito might cost $22 to $25 million, so maybe that's a bit too rich for the Yankees, but Trent Grisham, they were able to sign him to that qualifying offer last year of over $20 million. That was okay for them. Granted, Grisham came off a career year, could not do the same thing in 2026. It made us, all Yankee fans, incredibly upset. Anyway, but you're telling me that Alec Boehm is the guy that you want. That you want to play alongside McMahon. Who McMahon can't hit right-handed pitching. Can't. And he was bad defensively last year. So that's who you want to go with? Is this a joke? Like, what are we doing? We're the New York Yankees. This is why fans get so pissed off. Okay, we have these Yankees apologists out here who stick up for everything that this organization does. It's really aggravating. I love the Yankees. Love, love, love the Yankees. That's why I'm so passionate. That's why you're so passionate, because you love the Yankees. Would you take this inferior defense at third base, or would you rather it just be Luis Garcia at second base? We might trade Luis Garcia. That's what the talk is, that the Yankees get the right offer, that they will trade him because he doesn't fit. But you want Alec Boehm. That's who you want. You want Alec Boehm. I didn't want to work myself up today, but here we are. I am. Let's get Saito, man. Like, what are we doing? Just try to sign him. If you don't care, obviously, getting Boehm is telling me that you don't really care about defense. Then sign Saito. Sign him. Go after him. Think he's going to hit 30 home runs a year over here. 35, 40 maybe. Look at what Akimoto did last year. Look at Murakami. I know he had a bad second half, but overall. 30-plus homers from both players. That's it. And I think Sato's a better player, a better hitter than both guys, truthfully. No disrespect to Okamoto, but damn, just go out and get the guy. If you don't care about defense, just go out and get Sato. Go out and bid for him. Join that. Please. Please. Just ridiculous, man. It's ridiculous. It's absolutely ridiculous that they want Alec Bohm. Stupid. Stupid. Cashman also mentioned that the bullpen's top priority. Duh. Duh. This isn't a video to break Cashman's chops, but duh. Ben Gamel's a free agent. Blackburn's a free agent. Hedrick you still have, but other than that, I mean, everybody in there, you don't have anyone. Tim Hill, Fernando Cruz is hurt. I just want them to improve this team, but getting Alec Bohm, is that doing that? You're getting a guy cool who can hit left-handed pitching, but he sucks defensively, and that's who you want? You put up with, this past year, McMahon's lackluster defense. You put up with that. You put his bat in the lineup, and you put up with his lackluster defense, his awful offense. You put up with that. Now you're going to get a guy in Alec Bohm who's awful defensively. But no, Sato, we like him, but his defense kind of scares us. Come on! Go get the guy! The hell are we doing? You're the New York Yankees. This is why we get so mad. You're the New York Yankees. Remember? Did you forget? The owner wants a salary cap, though. He drew it up. He drew up the proposal. He helped draw it up. Here's my prediction. I could be so wrong. The Yankees signed Bednar. They fill in that back end of that bullpen with makeshift guys that they've been doing the past few years. Granted, it works. Matt Blake is brilliant. So I guess it works. Okay. They don't improve offensively. They maybe get Alec Bohm. They get like a platoon guy to keep McMahon, right? So they're going to do that because, oh, we owe McMahon $16 million. If we cut him, we got to pay him. Do we add Corey Seager? I don't even want them to do that. I want Saito. I want him. That's who I want. I think it's ridiculous that they're willing to settle for bad defense just because, Because this tells you. They would settle for bad defense at the right price. That's what this tells you, that they would settle for bad defense at the right price. If Saito's going to cost you $25 million, Baum is $12 to $15 for just one or two years. Let's just sign him. Not as long of a commitment. Let's just sign him. Guys, Yankee fans, it's really pathetic. It's pathetic. It's a joke. It's a joke. Let me know what you think down in the comments. This is just unbelievable. Didn't mean to scream today. Who am I kidding? Yeah, I did. I meant to scream. I needed to scream a little bit. Let me know what you think, guys. Thank you so much for watching. I'll see you next time. Take care.