The 2026 Baby Bombers: Tales of the Underwhelming
It's early, but the 2026 Yankees are looking like a very solid team. Sure, it was an uneventful offseason with no splashy moves, but let's not forget that they basically kept a 94-win team intact. As has been the case for over a decade now, we should expect another 90-plus wins this year and then hope they catch lightning in a bottle come October. Despite what the owner of the team says publicly, this is the blueprint he steers into. One thing that stands out about this good roster is the lack of very young talent on it. The youngest player on the big league roster right now is 25-year old starting pitcher Cam Schlittler and the youngest everyday player in the lineup is 26-year old catcher Austin Wells. Otherwise, we're mostly looking at a team filled with grizzled veterans. That will work for this year, and maybe even the next couple, but sooner or later the Yankees will need to start supplementing the roster with cost-effective Baby Bombers. Is their farm system prepare...