New York Post | Justin Tasch: “Why Kyle Tucker Makes Sense for the Yankees” Because he is very, very good and still in the prime of his prime. There. Completed. I’m kidding. There’s more to it than that. There just happens to be a Juan Soto-sized hole in the Yankee lineup that King Tuck would rather capably fill. Seriously. Look at the back of his baseball card. However, a Tucker trade would put the Yanks in the same situation again. A guaranteed year as a star, then he’ll compete for him on the open market.

New York Post | Jon Heyman: The Yankees have been busy this offseason. One order of business was to inquire with the Chicago White Sox about star hurler Garrett Crochet, who has since been dealt to the Yanks’ perennial nemesis in Boston. One reason he travels to Beantown and not the Bronx (perhaps the main reason)? New York was reportedly unwilling to include both Jason Domínguez and George Lombard Jr. in a trade package.

NJ.com | Max Goodman: Despite signing southpaw Max Fried, the Yankees aren’t done with the starting rotation if they have their Druthers. Japanese star Roki Sasaki is traveling to the US and New York will be one of many applicants. General manager Brian Cashman plays his strategy lightly without saying whether the club will use former Japanese stars such as Hideki Matsui, Masahiro Tanaka, Ichiro Suzuki or Hiroki Kuroda to recruit Sasaki to the Bronx. I would like to see that. Unfortunately, I won’t hold my breath.

The Athlete | Brendan Kuty ($): Kuty has something to add to Sasaki. The Yankees have prepared their recruiting pitch, but aren’t sure when exactly they’ll get their chance.

Kuty also spoke with Cashman about prospect Spencer Jones, who saw some of his luster fade after a tumultuous 2024 minor league season. Cashman pointed to Dellin Betances and Aaron Judge, two other former Mammoth Yankee prospects, and how they experienced various adversities before putting it all together. “The development of these superior physical beasts, which Spencer Jones would be considered to be, takes time,” Cashman noted. “All these tools are real.” We hope for bigger and better things in 2025.