The Yankees were busy this offseason, but not as publicly active as other teams throughout the league. They didn’t work through managerial or executive changes, and signed only one significant free agent in their pursuit to build what they consider to be a championship-caliber team.



But when players begin to report to spring training this week, the team will be surprisingly different from the one we last saw battling the Astros in mid-October. Here, we’ll add that it’s not just the Yankees who changed, but the landscape of contention across the American League. Who knows how the 2020 season will shake out for the Astros and, keeping it in the AL East, for the Red Sox.



Ultimately, the Yankees can only control their own club. We wouldn’t be surprised to see some more moves made during the spring (remember last year’s last-minute trade for Mike Tauchman, some random outfielder from Colorado?) but for now, here’s what’s different...