New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: The Yankees decided not to renew the contracts of Omar Minaya and Brian Sabean. The longtime executives had been working as special assistants to general manager Brian Cashman. Sabean of course spent decades with the Giants and helped build San Francisco’s World Series teams in the 2010’s, though he actually got his start in baseball as a scout with the Yankees back in the ’80s. Minaya had stints as the GM for the Expos and Mets. Both had been working in Cashman’s office since 2023.
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: At the outset of 2026, Spencer Jones and George Lombard Jr. weren’t necessarily expected to play huge roles for the Yankees in the big leagues. By the end of the year, however, both were key starters, and the Yankees are looking for big things from the duo next season. “That’s something as an organization that we’ve tried to address over the last few years,” Aaron Boone said. “In ’24 when we went to the World Series, we were a little more one-dimensional, but really good at that one dimension. I think we’ve gotten more athletic over the last couple of years.” Players like Jones and Lombard do bring an added element of speed and defense (theoretically, in Jones’ case), but at the end of the day the quality of their production, rather than the shape of that production, will be the key to what roles they play for the 2027 Yankees.
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FanGraphs | Matt Martell: Only tangentially Yankees-related, but here Martell contextualizes the dominant postseason run Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby just submitted. By Win Probability Added, Ashby’s 2026 playoff performance was the most consequential by a reliever in MLB history, narrowly edging out a great Yankees reliever from the dynasty era. That’s right, now in second place is John Wetteland, whose 1996 playoff run previously held the record for highest playoff WPA from a reliever. In third through fifth place, you’ll find the name you were expecting, as Mariano Rivera’s 2003, 2000, and 1999 postseasons round out the top five.
