The New York Yankees had a bad year in 2023, and many things went wrong for them, starting in Spring Training and continuing through until the end of the season. Stacey and Steve go through everything. All the injuries, the inconsistent performances, the player regressions, the players who shouldn’t have been playing and who were finally DFAd, Giancarlo Stanton, Carlos Rodon, Luis Severino, the nine-game losing streaks (kidding, there was only one of those) and so much more. Then the Athletic did a Yankees fan survey, and we go through the surprising and not-so-surprising results of that survey. What was the most disappointing aspect of the team? Which free agent should they go after? And which Yankees free agent should the team bring back? And finally, we talk about the ALCS and how the Texas Rangers are on a roll at the right time and the NLCS, which has started off in an interesting but not too surprising way. 

The Athletic fan survey: https://theathletic.com/4962218/2023/10/16/yankees-fan-survey-hal-steinbrenner-brian-cashman/

Harper video: https://twitter.com/IcyVert/status/1712908692037816686

2019 report on Yankees-Harper: https://sny.tv/articles/phillies-step-up-late-on-bryce-harper-and-theres-implications-for-yankees

Astros article: https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/astros-are-best-team-since-dynasty-yankees-cheating-be-damned/

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