This winter, the Yankees had a ton of work to do. After suffering a correction at the hands of the Astros in the Championship Series, Aaron Judge became a free agent after a season of 62 homers and he had to find a way to improve the club.
And in the end, Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner did their job. In addition to retaining Judge for nine years (and $360 million) and Anthony Rizzo for two years (and $40 million), the team also brought in Tommy Kahnle to solidify the bullpen in addition to bringing in the excellent Carlos Rodon to solidify the rotation.
In short, even if the Yankees are not perfect, they have made considerable efforts to have a better club on the ground in 2023. And by force of circumstance, that means that the pressure on Aaron Boone will be greater in 2023 than she ever was.
Even though Boone has managed some good clubs in the regular season since his arrival, there’s something just not working when it comes to October baseball time. Some of the blame goes to the players who perform less, but the manager is not without fault either.
And now that his club is probably stronger than it has ever been (especially since Oswald Peraza and/or Anthony Volpe could spend the year in the Majors), Boone must lead his club to victory. .
The Yankees have spent to give him a good club, and now Boone has to do his part and find the formula to get his guys to the World Series.
In an ideal world, the Yankees might need another hitter in the roster (Aaron Hicks is currently being tipped to be a regular), but in terms of volume, there’s plenty of talent in the Bronx. .
The ingredients are there, and now Aaron Boone has to cook the recipe.
Injuries are something that’s (mostly) out of his control, but if the Yankees can avoid the infirmary, Boone will have to win. It’s as simple as that, otherwise the 2023 season could be his last at the helm of the team.
