The Yankees’ fans’ illusions are crumbling. They are facing days of disappointment due to some news they have received. One of them was to know that there was no interest or meetings for Tatsuya Imai to join the team. Another that has upset them is the signing of pitcher Paul Blackburn.
According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the New York franchise and pitcher Paul Blackburn have agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract for him to remain with the team. The deal includes incentives of $100,000 for reaching 80, 90, 100, 110 and 120 innings pitched.
At 32 years of age and with a history of injuries that have prevented him from having a solid career, Blackburn has not had optimal results in recent campaigns. In 2024, for example, he posted a 4.66 ERA in 14 starts between the Athletics and Mets, missing time due to foot and hand injuries.
At the end of that season, the pitcher underwent a procedure to repair a cerebrospinal fluid leak in his back. In 2025, he began the year with the Mets, but was released in August after being hampered by knee and shoulder injuries, and with an ERA of 6.85.
Blackburn’s arrival at the Yankees outrages and depresses the fans. There are those who prefer to take the situation as a joke, especially because he is a player who is far from the demands of being a Yankee and because he was not a relevant element of the arch-rival Mets.
This is the pure definition of signing “Mets leftovers”, hahaha
They are also upset because they assumed that Tatsuya Imai would be the franchise’s big signing in this winter market; however, Aaron Boone, the team’s manager, said that there was no negotiating table between the Yankees and the Japanese player, that there is no interest in signing him.
Goodbye Imai. What a joke!
The Yankees would go into the 2026 season with what they have
MLB insider Jeff Passan reported that the New York organization does not plan to spend this offseason. If they do open the checkbook, it will be to sign low-profile players as reserves, because they would wait until the winter market of 2026 because there would be high-caliber free agents.
If opportunities present themselves, I think they will take them, but I don’t think we’re going to see an offseason where the Yankees are the most aggressive team, as we’ve become accustomed to seeing
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