#Brian Cashman

#Brian Cashman

MLB Trade Rumors | Darragh McDonald: Yesterday afternoon, the Yankees placed starting catcher Jose Trevino on the injured list with a left hamstring strain.To replace him on the active roster, they promoted catcher Ben Rortvedt.Originally acquired from the Yankees as part of the deal that sent Gio Urshela and Gary Sánchez (who, coincidentally, was just added to the active roster by the New York Mets) to the Twins for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson, Rortvedt has yet to actually make an appearance for the Yankees: an oblique injury and knee surgery sidelined him at the start of the 2022 season, and an aneurysm in his shoulder required surgery in February.

You almost certainly didn't know who Ian Hamilton was before the season started.You probably do now.The 28-year-old righthander had fewer than 15 appearances at the major league level before breaking camp with the Yankees last month.Now, just barely six weeks into the season, he's already cementing himself as an electric late-inning option in an ever-evolving bullpen.

Andrew Benintendi, the rent-a-player the Yankees couldn't buy last season, simply didn't want to play in New York - too much pressure, too many mouthy fans for the Midwestern guy - so he signed with the White Sox as a free agent in the off-season.Turns out, New York or Chicago, he'd be playing on a lousy team - although he could have done Yankees fans the ultimate favor by signing and pushing Aaron Hicks off the roster.

With incumbent left fielder Andrew Benintendi inking a five-year, $75 million contract with the Chicago White Sox the other day, the Yankees will likely turn to the trade market in order to fill their hole in the outfield.Perhaps not uncoincidentally, the Kansas City Royals are open to dealing their starting center fielder, Michael A. Taylor, according to Ken Rosenthal.

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: The New York Yankees formally re-introduced superstar outfielder Aaron Judge yesterday morning at Yankee Stadium, as the slugger officially re-signed with the team that drafted him.As part of those proceedings, Hal Steinbrenner made official what everybody anticipated when the news of his nine-year deal broke two weeks ago, naming Aaron Judge the 16th captain of the New York Yankees.

Sports Illustrated | Max Goodman: Despite having all eyes on the Aaron Judge sweepstakes, the Yankees still have an offseason to get through.According to Joel Sherman ( original article for New York Post Sports+ subscribers only), part of that plan includes trying to "part ways with two veterans that struggled in pinstripes this season," Aaron Hicks and Josh Donaldson.

The San Francisco Giants did not sign Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge to a large contract.He will remain a Yankee for life on a 9-year, $360 million deal.Ah! Well.Nevertheless.The Giants might've been in it - that's for the beat reporters who get paid to cover the Giants to repeat back to us after we've already read the article from a New York writer about what really went down - but in the end it didn't matter.

The New York Yankees already landed their primary first base free agent target in Anthony Rizzo.He received a multi-year deal worth up to $51 million, and that means the starter is set.However, there's no such thing as too much depth.Former Orioles first baseman Trey Mancini had his $10 million option declined by the Astros just after winning the World Series with the latter in October.

New York Daily News | James O'Connell: The Yankees didn't waste any time savoring Aaron Judge's MVP crowning, as Brian Cashman announced the club has already extended an offer to the superstar free agent.During his annual support of Covenant House, Cashman re-iterated that Judge was the team's biggest priority this winter, and remarked that the organization is under great pressure to keep the MVP in the fold.