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- The New York Yankees missed out on a ton of opportunities in free agency
- Social media is mocking the organization and owner Brian Cashman
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The free agent market is nearly closed.
The Major League Baseball season is right around the corner, and a number of high-profile free agents have found new homes ahead of opening day.
Things will certainly look different come April. There will be a ton of popular faces in very new places.
Freddie Freeman is off to Los Angeles after a 12-year career in Atlanta. Trevor Story is leaving Colorado for Boston. Corey Seager and Marcus Semien will form a tag team in Texas. Max Scherzer has found a new home in the Big Apple.
One organization that wasn’t able to land a big name on the free agent market was the New York Yankees.
The most storied team in Major League Baseball was spurned numerous times as talented stars chose other suitors rather than don the pinstripes.
The baseball world is reacting, and the Yankees are quickly becoming the butt of offseason jokes.
Social Media Reacts To Yankees Misses In Free Agency
The Yankees have missed on opportunities to land star power this offseason.
After seeming to be the favorite to land Freddie Freeman, Trevor Story, Carlos Correa, and Corey Seager at one point or another, management swung and missed in contract negotiations with each.
Now, New York fans are left wondering what could’ve been. They’ve also been quick to point the finger at GM Brian Cashman.
1. Corey Seager
2. Freedie Freeman
3. Carlos Correa
4. Matt Olson
5. Carlos Rodon
6. Trevor StoryAll could have been Yankees. I am so disappointed.
— Jimmy Randazzo (@JimmyRandazzo) March 20, 2022
Fill in the blank:
On a scale of 1-10 the Yankees off-season is a _____________
— Jimmy Randazzo (@JimmyRandazzo) March 20, 2022
Fire Brian Cashman https://t.co/5wZ1ypa3Zc
— Jimmy Randazzo (@JimmyRandazzo) March 20, 2022
The yankees needed a SS,CF’er & a catcher in the worst way.Look at the names that were available.Look at what they did!They got a guy who is most valuable as a utility guy for SS,an unknown muscle head catcher w/89 MLB games & an old overpaid 3rd baseman that wasn’t needed!Frauds
— Craig (@craigb212) March 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/mattycakes95/status/1505549812221059075
The #Yankees are highly annoying. They act like a small market team yet have a payroll that will smash the luxury tax threshold. Plus they always seem to manage to spend on the absolute worst players to get. It's a stupid combo really.
— Marcus Blumberg (@MarcusBlumberg) March 20, 2022
The Yankees came off an incredibly disappointing season where they won 0 playoff games. One of their worst in recent memory. There was a historic free agent class.
They kept Boone and Cashman. Signed 0 new free agents. Made no major roster upgrades.
Unfathomable
— Tommy Smokes (@TomScibelli) March 20, 2022
One of the worst off seasons I’ve seen by the Yankees in a long time
— Anthony Jacques (@TheJoc26) March 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/zR_leinaD/status/1505552258070564868
Yankee Fans: We’ll either get Story, Correa, or Seager to play shortstop
Who they got:… pic.twitter.com/tMYZqNzJm3— Thomas Carrieri (@Thomas_Carrieri) March 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/CaptainRougie/status/1505059918868623362
https://twitter.com/PowerHourSam/status/1505548699740643332
Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that Yankee fans desperately wanted Carlos Correa, but instead the Yankees made a trade that provided the Twins with the salary relief that they needed to sign Carlos Correa. God bless.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) March 19, 2022
Nice off-season @Yankees
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) March 20, 2022
New York will hope to contend this year despite not making a splash in free agency. It looks like the Yankees will hope to utilize their talented farm system to improve future rosters.