DETAILS OF BLAKE SNELL'S OFFER FROM THE YANKEES ARE LEAKED

The Yankees signed Marcus Stroman last week, and now 2024 payroll is already north of $300 million. I'm not excited by it. The Yankees still need improvements to move past last season's disaster because Stroman wasn't enough, but is Blake Snell enough?

The Yankees seem to think it is, multiple sources reported an offer was made to Snell last week but mlbtraderumors.com say details are still unknown HERE yet SI.com speculates on terms HERE. I think the Yankees know the odds of getting Jordan Montgomery back are next to none, so Snell is the next best thing. Gotta love the feeling of settling, but the Yankees caused this mess with Montgomery when Brian Cashman opened his mouth and inserted his foot.

So now we wait and see what other details leak and wait to see if this is even legit, "Cy Young winner Blake Snell continues to seek a contract that will pay him at least $240 million, and now awaits to see what team blinks first. The New York Yankees made an introductory offer for nearly $100 million less, which was quickly dismissed, before they turned to Marcus Stroman to fill their vacancy with a two-year, $37 million deal."

I believe the idea of waiting to see who blinks first is valid. Unofficial word is that the Yankees and Scott Boras are far apart in their negotiations.....big shocker, I know. The Blue Jays are rumored to be in the hunt for Snell also as they look for rotation upgrades also. So it really could be a matter of who blinks first and it might be a team not even mentioned.

I do know this, if the Yankees offer was around $140 million it is definitely too low. I am not a huge Snell fan, but even I know that offer for a two-time Cy Young winner is not going to get a deal done. He will get more, but will it be from the Yankees?

The Yankees still have a lot to do this winter. I am just losing faith that the right moves will actually be made. The Yankee brass just doesn't have what it takes anymore to build winning teams or continue the Yankee legacy and it is hard to watch.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj