Yankees hoping $162 million in free agency wasn't wasted

The New York Yankees are a squad that simply won't stop, especially considering their $270 million+ payroll.

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The goal of the following season, according to general manager Brian Cashman, is to overhaul the squad in order to increase

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increase the team's chances of making the playoffs in 2024. Extraction of every last bit of value from their massive $162 million

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investment in pitching during the previous offseason is a crucial component of their aim.

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a second income of only $18,000 from investment The 30-year-old starting pitcher Carlos Rodon hasn't exactly performed up to the standards this season,

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especially after his electrifying runs with the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants. He has a 6.14 ERA, a 5.59 xFIP, 8.77 strikeouts per nine innings,

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a 71.4% left-on-base rate, and a meager 26% ground ball percentage across 51.1 innings this season. To put this in perspective,

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he pitched a career-high 178 innings with the Giants only last year after pitching 132.2 innings in 2021.

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