Today at Pinstripe Alley – 12/22/22

Wednesday was a big day for New York baseball, and not for all the reasons we expected. Of course, Aaron Judge’s nine-year contract was formally announced and he was named captain number 16 in Yankees history But the day started with the news that the Foods would sign Carlos Correa to a 12-year, $315 million contract. It’s a surprising development, with Correa and Scott Boras quickly emerging as the next bidder after a deal with the Giants fell through.

On today’s site, Kevin continues our best playoff games series with one of the greats World Series all-time games, Game 4 between the Yankees and Diamondbacks. Matt will profile Zack Britton as a low cost free agent target and also recall Red Ruffing’s remarkable 1930 season at the plate. In the meantime, check out Malachi’s interesting discussion of some of Carlos Rodón’s mechanical changes and how they might be helping him shake off his injury-prone tag.

Questions/instructions:

1. Do you think the Mets’ show of financial might will have any bearing on the Yankees’ future spending?

2. Will any of the Knicks, Nets, Giants or Jets win a playoff round before the Yankees do?

Plus, check out Josh, Esteban and Alex’s Twitter slots from yesterday as they discuss Carlos Rodón, Carlos Correa and more.