The Aporia · What the Yankees need to do to solve their October shortcomings

Jon Heyman

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🔮 The Brewers, from MLB’s 30th market, went practically wire-to-wire, logging 114 victories en route to a championship hardly anyone predicted, even the friendly folks of Brew City.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · The Brewers finally shocked the world — and they deserve all the revelry it comes with

🔮 The real shame now is that the Yankees couldn’t even beat these Rays.

2026-10-27 · assertive framing · Yankees’ playoff failure looks even worse as Rays get dismantled in World Series

🔮 Jake Bauers, the Brewers’ NLCS MVP who turned his game around after nearly calling it quits, will obviously continue his career now and the free-agent-to-be told The Post, “I would love to come back.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Jake Bauers may have out-priced his own Brewers desires

🔮 While he would have had to severely adjust his goal had he continued to pitch like he did in Queens, he’s only reminded folks how good he is, and maybe even upped the stakes by hitting 99 mph and improving his changeup and pitch mix as a Ray.

2026-10-23 · assertive framing · The nine-figure payday that could await Freddy Peralta after World Series

🔮 While we wait for the Yankees to settle their vital non-player personnel questions — GM Brian Cashman is expected to be extended, and it still seems more likely than not that manager Aaron Boone will be kept — let’s review what needs to be done to improve a roster that’s consistently good enough to play into October, but not too far into the month. 1.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · What the Yankees need to do to solve their October shortcomings

🔮 The Yankees are expected to extend the $23.15M qualifying offer to free-agent closer David Bednar, who had a terrific year, sources say.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · How the Yankees’ two qualifying offer calls are expected to shake out

🔮 Sources say one or two Yankees bigs were slightly to somewhat annoyed that captain/three-time MVP Aaron Judge suggested the $320M Yankees could spend more after they were swept by the Rays in the division series.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Why Yankees bosses are a little upset with Aaron Judge

🔮 By the old Steinbrenner standards, Boone would have been gone six years ago.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · It’s time for the Yankees to move on from Aaron Boone

🔮 Ex-Yankees coach Joe Espada has made the playoffs two of three years as Houston manager, but his tenure may depend on who’s hired as GM.

2026-10-08 · mixed framing · When Astros expect to begin their GM search — and how it may affect Joe Espada

🔮 “I know what he would like to do. …

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Brian Cashman explains why Aaron Judge’s Yankees ALDS absence ‘wasn’t a choice’

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Yankees ORG · 5× Brewers ORG · 2× Rays ORG · 2× Sato PERSON · 2× Aaron Boone PERSON · 1× Anthony Volpe PERSON · 1× Arraez PERSON · 1× Brian Cashman PERSON · 1× Dodgers ORG · 1× Luis Arraez PERSON · 1×

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While we wait for the Yankees to settle their vital non-player personnel questions — GM Brian Cashman is expected to be extended, and it still seems more likely than not that manager Aaron Boone will be kept — let’s review what needs to be done to improve a roster that’s consistently good enough to play into October, but not too far into the month. 1.

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2026-10-15 · New York Post

What the Yankees need to do to solve their October shortcomings · assertive framing

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that → wait → month

One of the best things about the Brewers, Rays and Dodgers do is put the ball in play and get on base. asserted

One → put → base

Those teams ranked first, second and third in batting average, respectively, and first, fifth and third in on-base percentage, while the Yankees were 26th in average at .235 and 24th in on-base percentage at .311. asserted

Yankees → rank → .311

One obvious answer here is to sign free agent infielder Luis Arraez. asserted

answer → sign → Arraez

One caveat: While Yankees people like Arraez, the rejuvenated Anthony Volpe has really taken to second base. asserted

Volpe → like → base

2. Bring back/bolster the bullpen Big bullpen stars win, as we are seeing again with the Brewers, Rays and Guardians. asserted

we → bring → Brewers

The Yankees actually were second in pen ERA (3.13), so they need to bring back star closer David Bednar and sudden set-up star Paul Blackburn. asserted

they → need → Bednar

Brent Headrick was another ‘pen revelation, but they should add a big-time lefty. asserted

they → add → lefty

Adrián Morejón, whom they pursued at the deadline, is the top free agent, but if he has a qualifying offer attached, they should consider other free-agent lefties instead, including Alex Vesia, Sean Newcomb, Steven Okert and Tyler Alexander. asserted

they → pursue → Vesia

Pursue Japanese star Teruaki Sato Sato’s a big star who looks like a statistical clone of Munetaka Murakami. asserted

who → pursue → Murakami

But Sato’s more likely to handle third base, which became a surprise Yankees issue this year. asserted

which → ’ → base

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