Potential Off-season moves for New York Yankees

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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The Yankees are in the heat of the playoff run, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next season. The pinstripes have many possible off-season moves to make.

If the 2017 season has shown us anything about the New York Yankees, it has provided a clear indication that the organization has taken a quick turn towards postseason success.

With the rejuvenation of the youth movement, key trade deadline deals and off-season pick ups that help fill the void in much-needed positions, the Yanks are poised for success.

The key for “sustained” postseason success like the Yankees of the past and recent memory is the ultimate goal of the Steinbrenner family and General Manager Brian Cashman.

Due to the emergence and success of Aaron Judge, Luis Severino, and Gary Sanchez, the Yankees

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have a future core to build around along with prospects Clint Frazier, who’s already gaining major league experience and Gleyber Torres who would have been a midseason call up  if he didn’t suffer a season ending injury by sliding into home plate leading to the top prospect needing Tommy John surgery.

Didi Gregorius and Starlin Castro provide experience, youth and All-Star caliber production at two key positions.

Brett Gardner, although on the wrong side of 30, provides experience, grit and Championship experience that is crucial to the development of young players going through their first bumps and

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bruises during post-season baseball.

The questions that the Yankees need to find answers to heading into the off season is whether or not they’re willing to place Gary Sanchez at the DH position full-time and pursue an everyday catcher.

They need a catcher that can not only provide quality defense, but also a respectable bat such as Jonathan Lucroy.  Are they willing to give up on Greg Bird and pursue Eric Hosmer and are they willing to provide short term but big money deals to two starting pitchers such as Jake Arrieta, Yu Darvish, or Alex Cobb?

The more conservative option could be to call up top pitching prospects Chance Adams and Justus Sheffield to solidify the back end of a rotation that features Luis Severino, Sonny Gray and Masahiro Tanaka.

This allows the young studs to go through growing pains in the majors while learning from fellow young all star pitchers that they can relate to while giving the Yankees one of the youngest and most formidable rotations in the entire major leagues.

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That, along with plugging in Jonathan Lucroy and Eric Hosmer into a lineup that already ranks as one the top-10 hitting teams in the Majors is a scary thought for opponents and a great potential Christmas gift for Yankees fans heading into the 2018 season.