Yankees Have to be Scheming for a Blockbuster Trade, Right?

We are now knee deep into the MLB offseason, and the New York Yankees have still not done anything of significance while their AL East rival have been making big moves around them.

So what exactly are the Yankees doing?

They haven't added any bats. They haven't brought in any other pitchers. They didn't make an offer to Michael King. They may not be all the way in on Tatsuya Imai.

A blockbuster trade has to be coming at some point, right? That's the only explanation I can think of for New York's complete and utter silence throughout the hot stove.

Yes, I understand that the Yankees are waiting on Cody Bellinger's market, but that's not an excuse for being absolutely frozen in time.

It certainly seems like New York is not keen on spending any real money in this round of free agency, which, okay; whatever. It isn't a deep free-agent class, and perhaps there really aren't any players that seriously interest the Yanks outside of Bellinger.

Does that mean Freddy Peralta is coming? Is a Ketel Marte trade on deck (the no-trade list thing likely means nothing, for what it's worth)? Will we see a surprise, out of nowhere move?

The Yankees not doing anything defies the logic of baseball. This simply doesn't happen. New York is generally always one of the most active teams during the winter.

Even last year when the Yankees lost Juan Soto, they still made moves for Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt and Max Fried. They made a late trade for Devin Williams, too.

So what's the deal this time around? Is New York seriously planning on heading into 2026 with the same exact team at this past year when it lost the AL East to the Toronto Blue Jays and was then bounced by the Blue Jays in the ALDS?

I just find it hard to believe that Hal Steinbrenner and Brian Cashman will stand completely pat. Are they going to go bonkers spending money? No, but the idea of the Yanks not making any changes at all is incredibly farfetched.

While we do have to come to grips with the fact that the Yankees no longer operate like the Evil Empire of former years, it's fair to expect the Bronx Bombers to be more active than, say, the Pittsburgh Pirates during an MLB offseason.

Cashman is surely working the phones to try and get something done. I do firmly believe. Whether or not anything significant actually happens remains to be seen, but Yankees fans will simply have to be patient ... and also prepared to not like the results.