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The burning questions facing Yankees — and their leadership — this offseason

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Joyce, G. (2026, October 20). The burning questions facing Yankees — and their leadership — this offseason. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/20/sports/the-burning-questions-facing-yankees-this-offseason/

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The New York Yankees are planning to retain both manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman despite criticism following their early playoff exit. Since their loss, the team has faced scrutiny from former players and managers who argue that the current leadership needs to make significant changes for the team to succeed in future postseasons. The article explores whether continued leadership stability will address the Yankees' recurring issues or if new management is necessary for improvement.

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The Yankees faced criticism after their disappointing playoff exit at the hands of the Rays, who are now competing in the World Series. Manager Aaron Boone and General Manager Brian Cashman, despite facing heat from former players like CC Sabathia and Anthony Rizzo, will return for another season, with Boone entering his 10th year as manager and Cashman his 30th as GM. This decision raises questions about whether continued leadership can lead to a turnaround in the team's performance during October.

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“While both articles discuss Aaron Boone's return as manager for his 10th season and mention Brian Cashman's expected contract renewal, they do not describe a single specific incident occurring at the same time but rather comment on decisions made after the end of the playoff season.”

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🔮 After another disappointing playoff exit, Boone is coming back for a 10th season as manager next year, with Cashman also expected to return for his 30th season as general manager on a new contract.

2026-10-20 · assertive framing · The burning questions facing Yankees — and their leadership — this offseason

🔮 The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · A look at how David Stearns helped build foundation for Brewers’ World Series run

🔮 Boone also dropped Spencer Jones — the Yankees cleanup hitter in each of the prior three playoff games — down to batting eighth in the lineup, the lowest he has hit against a right-hander since May 19 (facing Dylan Cease).

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Yankees’ Austin Wells struggles in Game 3 after getting moved up in lineup

🔮 He may have more talent and tools than almost any other player on the roster, most notably his speed, athleticism and power, but the Yankees have not been able to get that out of him regularly enough, especially this year.

2026-10-08 · assertive framing · Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s maddening Yankees career could end on bench

🔮 McMahon has not brought much offensively and then committed a fielding error on the first ball put in play in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the first of four the Yankees would make in Game 2.

2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Desperate Yankees shake up ALDS Game 3 lineup with season on the line

🔮 “So there would’ve been a right-hander I would have used at some point had we gotten runners on base, but by the time he was in the game it was 5-1.

2026-10-07 · assertive framing · Why Aaron Boone stuck with lefty hitters in ugly Game 2 loss

🔮 The Yankees will try to become the first team to come back from a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five series since they did it in the 2017 ALDS against Cleveland.

2026-10-06 · assertive framing · Yankees road to an ALDS comeback will take a village — and a cleaner effort

🔮 When the division series makes its way to The Bronx, Max Fried will get the ball first for the Yankees.

2026-10-06 · assertive framing · Yankees reveal pitching plan for Game 3 and potentially beyond

🔮 The Yankees were technically off Sunday, but the players who wanted to get their work in ahead of Game 2 of the ALDS went to their spring training home instead of the field where they will play Monday night.

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · How the Yankees remained busy in their day off after ALDS Game 1 loss

🔮 Were the 18 runs on 26 hits the Yankees exploded for in their wild-card series proof they could survive postseason games without Aaron Judge, or just the result of feasting on a Red Sox bullpen after Tracy pulled his starter early in both games?

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · Drew Rasmussen’s gem only magnified worrisome Yankees trend that needs fixing in Game 2

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The Yankees are getting the band back together, but the questions around Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman are only getting louder. asserted

questions → get → Boone

After another disappointing playoff exit, Boone is coming back for a 10th season as manager next year, with Cashman also expected to return for his 30th season as general manager on a new contract. asserted

Cashman → come → contract

Access the Yankees beat like never before Don’t miss Greg Joyce’s text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. asserted

he → access → Yankees

Sign Up NowIn the two weeks since the Yankees were swept in the ALDS by the AL East champion Rays, who are in the World Series, they have taken plenty of heat — including from former players like CC Sabathia and Anthony Rizzo, and former manager Joe Girardi — for not being able to get over the hump in October. asserted

they → sign → October

But what will change if the leadership does not? asserted

leadership → change → ?

The burning questions facing Yankees — and their leadership — this offseason

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