For New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies fans hoping their teams are on the hunt for high-impact additions at this week’s MLB general manager meetings, a pair of reports offer disappointing news.
Despite a 93-win campaign, the Yankees’ World Series drought hit a 17th straight season this fall. However, New York is not that far off from being the favorite to win it all in 2027. They had the best pitching staff in the American League — and maybe in all of MLB — this year. Furthermore, if superstar slugger Aaron Judge were healthy, maybe they could reach the Fall Classic again this season.
That is why supporters of the team are hoping they can make a meaningful addition this offseason to get them over the championship hump next year. However, according to the New York Post’s Joel Sherman, the Yankees are not looking to add a big contract to their payroll and are bargain shopping at the GM meetings this week.
“The sense I’ve gotten from executives and agents I’ve talked to about [the Yankees 2027 payroll plans] is the Yankees are not moving in the upper regions [of free agency], but they might have some money to spend,” the MLB insider claimed.
Sherman notes that David Bednar not accepting his qualifying offer or making trades could free up more money for the Yankees to target a name player in free agency, or possibly in a trade.
May 1, 2026; Miami, Florida, USA; Philadelphia Phillies president of baseball operations David Dombrowski watching batting practice before the game against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Rhona Wise-Imagn ImagesCredit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
While the Phillies reached the playoffs for a fifth straight year in 2026 — they have only done that once before in team history — they had their shortest postseason run after being ousted by rivals the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card Round.
Philadelphia had one of MLB’s biggest payrolls in 2026. However, it was still a good bit lower than what the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets spent. Maybe after a disappointing finish to this season, the team might be willing to up their costs to chase the franchise’s third championship with their title window fast closing?
Well, that isn’t likely this offseason. During a chat with the media on Tuesday, team president Dave Dombrowski admitted the team already has some aging players with big contracts, and adding around them is the more realistic strategy this winter.
“We have a lot of high-end salary players,” he began by saying [h/t FanSided]. “They are not young – they aren’t old – but they are at the age where you have to decide on maybe we have enough high-end players, and maybe we need to complement them with other players. That’s a decision we have to make.”
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