THE YANKEES NEVER LEARN, DO THEY?

In an unusual story by Empire Sports Media (and many others), there's an idea out there that the same player that lied to them about his health, and the same player the Yankees brought over to the team without truly doing a real physical of any kind, might be considered a player that could return to the Yankees in 2024 when the season's over in 2023. I'm not kidding.  That's right, slug Frankie Montas may still have a career with the Yankees... it's something the Yanks are mulling over according to reports.

Read this:

"There’s a compelling case to be made that the Yankees could benefit from re-signing either Severino or Montas to a budget-friendly, one-year contract. While letting Severino test free agency could offer him a much-needed change of scenery, the Yankees might be looking to salvage any lingering value in Frankie Montas....

Montas recently began a rehab assignment and made quite an impression, surrendering just one earned run and one hit over an inning while striking out two batters. He was efficient, needing only 17 pitches and landing 10 strikes. If Montas can string together a few more promising rehab performances, the Yankees might be willing to offer him a cost-effective extension to bolster the tail end of their rotation."

What happened to integrity, Mr. Cashman? What happened to holding grudges when guys lie about their abilities? Montas is trash.  Look, you want to re-sign Luis Severino to one year, a home-grown guy who just had a bad season, I can see that. Milk him for everything he's got. I can't see bending over and offering Montas anything.

But we will see what happens.  Look, the Yankees will need a 5th starter at this point.  A one-year deal is all it would be... that's a handful of starts.  The Yankees are big when it comes to trying to find lightning in a bottle.  Why they are choosing the Montas bottle is beyond me, but let's see what happens next.  Ultimately, I feel like it would be a huge mistake.