NO EXCUSES FROM NESTOR CORTES... THE YANKEES NEED TO DO BETTER

Nestor Cortes was interviewed by Randy Miller of NJ.com and he had a lot to say about a lot of stuff.  But no one wants to hear about all the other stuff. We really want to hear from the Yankees mouths directly about how bad the Yankees were. Cortes was asked about the direction of the Yankees point blank.  And I admire Cortes for answering it.

"Are you worried about the direction of the organization? Will the Yankees be the Yankees again next year? Will ownership spend the money it might take to fix this?

The focus always has been on the Yankees living up to expectations. We owe it to the fans and I’m sure the front office is going to do its hardest to put the best product out there for sure."

There's no question that the Yanks had way too many injuries, which you need to really question the medical staff on that as well as the players, and then we had guys like Carlos Rodon and Luis Severino just being a total disappointment.  That "deep dive" from Hal Steinbrenner really needs to dig into everything.   But as I've said, I'm not sure how to you into a deep dive if you're allowing Cashman and Boone to be part of that process when they are part of the problem.  

I mean, think about this; Boone is a player's coach. He really coddles his guys.  He's the anti-Joe Girardi who was tough on his players.  But the Yankees moved away from that guy, changed their approach with Boone, a guy that is soft and a puppet clearly.  Now the word on the street is the Yankees front office wants Boone to have a different approach in 2024. Inside the Pinstripes writes:

"Heyman said. "Higher-ups will likely just suggest to Boone to instill more discipline (i.e., be tougher)."

It is clear to me that the Yankees front office has no true gauge on what they want.  And if they wanted tougher, why the hell did they get rid of Girardi again?  

Look, there's no question the Yankees "owe" us Yankee fans. They need to get back to being competitors. It's not fair to the guys that worked their tails off this season.  It's not fair to the ticket holders.  The bottom line, we need to be better... but does Hal really know how to do that?  

I'm really not sure.