I think it used to not matter that everyone knew the Yankees were gonna be in on Cole (or someone like CC) because they just had that much more financial might. Now they probably need to tamp it down because they are not top spenders.

I hate on Hal and Cashman plenty and even I do not think they put in the QO offer to Grisham without some comfort level in him taking it. If it really truly blew up their offseason by taking it, there’s no way they would have offered it in the first place. They were comfortable on a 1-year deal

That’s the thing though. What does the Yankee FO have to gain by telling Kay and Curry “hey let everyone know we’re gonna spend big and target these specific players.”

Did you listen to the views pod about it? There’s a chance that the FO is just keeping quiet.

Also they were ready to drop a ton on Soto and Yamamoto

quickest way to out yourself as not knowing anything is to call Roderick Arias a top prospect

"Snorting ground up plastic increases IQ, right." -- NO NOT RIGHT. It's a rhetorical tic that tries to create agreement around ANY INSANE THING ANYONE SAYS. It drives me crazy, because it's always a tech bro using it at the end of a sentence describing why it's good to end humanity.

I also was never on the apps, so what do I know, but that dude’s post never said his friend was “nice” or “kind” or enjoyed doing fun normal things. Sounded like a resume?

Anecdotally, I saw/heard way way waaaaay more complaints about time of game (Michael Kay complaining about it every day almost) and the constant talk around the shift. The Stark article makes fewer doubles/triples seem like a thing players notice/care about more than actual fans.

first mention of 'baby' was like five more spots down. not sure what that says about me, but probably not good.