HAL TEASES "WE'RE NOT DONE YET" & WE'RE ALL READY & WAITING!

Well, it sounds like Hal Steinbrenner is ready to throw down with that other New York team. I can dig that, but what about Brian Cashman? He doesn't sound quite as pumped so hopefully his poker face pays off!

I don't care about what the Mets and Steve Cohen are doing. I only care about what we have done and what happens next. It certainly sounds like there is a next coming and so far, the Yankees payroll is at $230 million so how much more money will come out of Hal's piggy bank? We're all intrigued.

Two exciting things happened yesterday. The Yankees announced Aaron Judge as the 16th Yankee captain with a star appearance from Derek Jeter and Hal topped it off with a "all I can tell you is that we're not done yet" in regard to winter moves. That's one hell of a day. So now, what's up next? More bullpen help? Maybe. Or what about an upgrade in the outfield? That's something I would really like to see.

Maybe we will get that, but will it come from free agency or a trade? I'm not excited by any remaining outfielders on the market. I am not crossing my fingers and hoping the Yankees woo Michael Conforto away from the Mets. Just personal preference, so maybe it is a trade?

That's where Cashman's poker face comes in. "The free agent market is not as full of opportunities as potential trade markets," general manager Brian Cashman said on Wednesday, read more HERE. "Trade markets have been difficult, to be quite honest, in terms of finding matches that both organizations would be comfortable making. We are prepared to go with what we have internally."

Sounds like a poker face attempt. It's true the free agent market is not as enticing now.... but Cashman has pulled trades off before. He can make that happen; we've seen it. Now we just have to wait for what happens next and that's not easy.

The moves the Mets made have lit a fire under Hal, so he's not going to stay idle the rest of the offseason. I wonder what happens next.... because I don't think we are done. 

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj