The New York Yankees ended the 2023 season with a dud of a series against the Kansas City Royals, losing two out of three games and finishing with an 82-80 record, their worst since 1992. On Sunday, Michael King had a rough ending to the season, giving up four runs in four innings, including three home runs. The Yankees dropped their season finale 5-2. On Saturday, the Yankees won behind the offense of Gleyber Torres and the kids. Clarke Schmidt made his final appearance of 2023 and departed after four innings. Frankie Montas made his 2023 debut and picked up the win because, of course, he did. On Friday, Carlos Rodon ended his 2023 campaign in the worst possible way, not recording an out, exiting the game in the bottom of the first, and ending up with eight runs credited to him. Yikes. He also turned his back on pitching Matt Blake when he came out to the mound, which caused a whole kerfuffle/brouhaha, and the Yankees pitching coach and manager Aaron Boone had to talk about the incident. So did Stacey and Steve. Should this be a permanent mark on Rodon, or should we just chalk it up to the frustrating end of a frustrating season for the lefty? Then Stacey and Steve tell you about some Minor League Awards that Yankees prospects won (so far) in the offseason. Expect some Triple-A awards to be given out in the coming days. 

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Boone/Blake comments: https://nypost.com/2023/09/30/yankees-carlos-rodon-remorseful-after-turning-back-on-matt-blake/

Rodon comments: https://theathletic.com/4914865/2023/09/30/yankees-carlos-rodon-disses-pitching-coach/

Richard Fitts interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jHBXsn9T-4&t=21s&ab_channel=LockedOnYankees

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