Hal Steinbrenner assessed the current makeup of the Yankees roster versus how it looked at this point in 2024.
"We're excited about them. A lot of hard work, a lot of hard work in December and January. Some people may disagree with me, but I think we have a better team right now than we did a year ago today," Steinbrenner said on Tuesday."I think our starting rotation is better. I think our defense is better. And I think that Bellinger and Goldschmidt are gonna make up for a good deal of Juan's offense, his bat," he said.
It's certainly an audacious claim from Steinbrenner. The team lost Soto and his outstanding production that included 41 home runs and a .989 OPS. But they did make some quality additions, splurging on aOnly time will tell if the team is truly in a better situation than they were with Soto hitting behind Judge in the lineup. The 2024 team made a run to the World Series, but were unable to compete with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers certainly improved upon an already elite roster this offseason, as owner Todd Boehly has proven to be willing to spend whatever it takes in order to sign quality players. Steinbrenner is less willing in that regard, thus far unwilling to match the spending heights of Boehly and Mets owner Steve Cohen. Still, he's satisfied with the work that's been done this offseason, and suggested that the 2025 Yankees could be just as good, if not better than last year's group.
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