Stevie, remember how they got so good in the first place. Look back to the early 1990s when they were a bad ball club. The Yankees stocked up on all the great draft choices, including a young 18-year-old from Kalamazoo named Derek Jeter. It was also how they were able to draft Andy, Mariano, Bernie and Posada.
Remember, you can't fix gaping holes in a dam with duct tape. Yes, they do have some good prospects on the horizon and some are already here, but it takes time and good decision-making. They've got Bird for first base, but of course we don't know if he's the real thing yet. And then we would have to convince Texiera to accept a trade since he has a no-trade contract. He is coming off a great year, so he has some value. There are the kids at second. Didi looked good in the second half after a horrible first half. Severino also looks like he's going to be a great talent.
It's starting to look like a good move that they did not re-sign Cano. Otherwise in a few years you'd all be complaining how his 10-year contract is keeping the Yankees from having money to rebuild. We have Beltran for one more year and he's shown there is still some life in his bat. ARoid will be gone in two years and we'll have his money off the books. Perhaps we can get something for Gardy or Ellsbury. You can be sure Cashman is already looking at 2016 and how to improve. Leave it to him and don't sweat it.