2026 Yankees Thread

[bkzwhitestrican]

Football is done so now it's time to focus on the second best sport. Welcome back to the other two Yankees fans lurking somewhere around here. 

So what's new for the Yankees in 2026? Absolutely nothing! The Yankees brought back pretty much the same exact team as last year, with the exception of Ryan Weathers and some bottom of the 40-man roster types. Everyone else in the AL East (minus the Rays) decided to improve their rosters from last year. But the Yanks? Nah we're good. Everyone's a year older, a year wiser, and still being managed by boy genius Aaron Boone. 

My prediction for 2026? I'll say somewhere between 89-91 wins and a wild card berth, followed by an exit in the Divisional Round (AKA the Boone Special.) Good luck to all (except Boston)! 

[Kimmi]

Despite the Yankees bringing back virtually the same team, they'll find a way to win.  They always do, much to my dismay.  I voted for 92-95 wins.

They'll make the playoffs.  They always do, much to my dismay.  I don't know if they'll win the division or not, but they'll be in the hunt.

An early playoff exit sounds reasonable.  😜

[bkzwhitestrican]

22 hours ago, Kimmi said:

Despite the Yankees bringing back virtually the same team, they'll find a way to win.  They always do, much to my dismay.  I voted for 92-95 wins.

They'll make the playoffs.  They always do, much to my dismay.  I don't know if they'll win the division or not, but they'll be in the hunt.

An early playoff exit sounds reasonable.  😜

It's not a terrible strategy to bring back a roster that won 94 games last year. But this group under Boone just feels destined for another playoff flop. 

[Kimmi]

1 hour ago, bkzwhitestrican said:

It's not a terrible strategy to bring back a roster that won 94 games last year. But this group under Boone just feels destined for another playoff flop. 

The Yankees will be a good team.  I am a strong believer that the playoffs are mostly a crapshoot, so the goal is to get there. 

[mvp 78]

How's Stanton feeling these days? Well...

“I can’t open a bottle,” Stanton said. “I can’t open a bag of chips … a bag of anything. That’s the way it is.”

 

[Kimmi]

On 2/27/2026 at 7:46 AM, mvp 78 said:

How's Stanton feeling these days? Well...

“I can’t open a bottle,” Stanton said. “I can’t open a bag of chips … a bag of anything. That’s the way it is.”

 

I heard this the other day and thought 'that can't be good.'

Apparently, though, the issue he's having doesn't affect his swing at all.  I don't know how that works.

[bkzwhitestrican]

Stanton doesn't look like a guy who eats a lot of chips anyway.

I'm sure he'll be on the IL for at least a month at some point this season. As long as he's healthy around playoff time then we'll be alright. 

[mvp 78]

 

[moonslav59]

Well, Cole finally pitched an inning. I'm not sure how much of the Yankee success will tied to his recovery, and how well Rodon recovers might also make a big difference, but to me the number one fear of the Yanks is an injury to Judge.

[bkzwhitestrican]

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[bkzwhitestrican]

On 3/20/2026 at 11:31 AM, moonslav59 said:

Well, Cole finally pitched an inning. I'm not sure how much of the Yankee success will tied to his recovery, and how well Rodon recovers might also make a big difference, but to me the number one fear of the Yanks is an injury to Judge.

Yep, the Yankees go as Judge goes (at least offensively). I'm pretty bullish on our rotation though (barring health per usual). The Yanks should have enough above average starters to hold things down while Rodon/Cole/Schmidt return from the IL. 

[mvp 78]

55 minutes ago, bkzwhitestrican said:

Yep, the Yankees go as Judge goes (at least offensively). I'm pretty bullish on our rotation though (barring health per usual). The Yanks should have enough above average starters to hold things down while Rodon/Cole/Schmidt return from the IL. 

That's how I see it as well. If only they had 20M to spend on an offensive player not named Trent Grisham.

[bkzwhitestrican]

7 hours ago, mvp 78 said:

That's how I see it as well. If only they had 20M to spend on an offensive player not named Trent Grisham.

I don't expect a repeat of last season from Grisham, BUT if he does come close to last year's performance then $20M for one year will look pretty good. 

[mvp 78]

 

[bkzwhitestrican]

Yankees are currently #1 in runs scored per game while also allowing the fewest runs in the league

[mvp 78]

Yankees signed Luis Garcia to 2 year MiLB deal.

[moonslav59]

The Yanks (and Jays) have started out well.

I hope it doesn't keep up.

 

[bkzwhitestrican]

17 hours ago, moonslav59 said:

The Yanks (and Jays) have started out well.

I hope it doesn't keep up.

 

They went undefeated while I was on vacation and unable to watch a single inning. I came back yesterday and stayed up until almost 1am to watch them get walked off. I think I need to take more vacations...

[moonslav59]

38 minutes ago, bkzwhitestrican said:

They went undefeated while I was on vacation and unable to watch a single inning. I came back yesterday and stayed up until almost 1am to watch them get walked off. I think I need to take more vacations...

No more vacations for you!!!

LOL