MINOR LEAGUE SIGNINGS IS THE NEW YORK YANKEE STRATEGY

 More of the same. Different names, same song, same headache.

While the rest of baseball at least pretends to care about getting better, the Yankees’ offseason highlight reel continues to be… refreshing the transactions page. No splashes. No ambition from the Yankees front office. Just a steady drizzle of minor-league signings and a front office that somehow looks proud of it.

The latest additions to the ever-growing “maybe someday” pile:

• Zack Short, an all-glove, no-bat utility type who can bounce around 2B, 3B, and SS. Solid instincts, decent arm, draws some walks — basically the human embodiment of roster flexibility with zero fear of accidentally hitting 20 home runs. He’s had recent MLB coffee with the Astros, which is apparently enough to get the Yankees excited these days.

• Travis MacGregor, once a second-round pick by the Pirates back in 2016. That was nine years ago. He still hasn’t sniffed the majors. But hey, potential never expires in the Bronx — it just gets reassigned to Scranton.

• Chase Chaney, a minor-league free agent who topped out at Double-A last season. A 4.30 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, and the kind of scouting report that includes phrases like “untapped potential,” “movement,” and “competitiveness” — which is code for “we hope something clicks eventually.”

And look, I’m sure all three guys work hard, want it badly, and dream of putting on pinstripes. No shots at the players themselves. But this is the New York Yankees, not a long-term science experiment.

So, I’ll ask — again — the question nobody in the Bronx seems interested in answering...

Are the Yankees trying to compete, or are they just stockpiling bodies to rebuild a depleted farm system while punting on the big-league product?

Because right now, it feels less like an offseason plan and more like organizational autopilot. Stay the course. Avoid risk. Hope for miracles. Repeat.

This isn’t strategy.
This isn’t ambition.
This is madness.