BONUS: ALDS Game 3 Reaction (10/7/26)

The Yankees are eliminated, and the frustration is real.

After Tampa Bay defeats New York 4–3 to complete the sweep, Chris and AJ immediately dive into everything that went wrong—not just in the final game, but with the larger Yankees organization.

The conversation starts with the lineup and quickly expands into a much bigger question: Is changing the manager enough, or does the Yankees' entire approach to building and managing the roster need to change?

Chris argues that the Yankees have become too dependent on home runs, too unwilling to manufacture runs, and too reliant on analytics when the situation calls for simply playing baseball. AJ pushes back on some of the calls for Aaron Boone's firing while agreeing that the organization continues to think it is something it isn't.

They break down the final game, including Max Fried's performance, the Yankees' inability to capitalize on opportunities, Spencer Jones' baserunning situation, the team's lack of situational execution, and another postseason loss at Yankee Stadium.

The bigger discussion looks toward 2027: Aaron Boone, Trent Grisham, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Anthony Volpe, roster construction, payroll, analytics, the Dodgers, the Rays and whether the Yankees are willing to fundamentally change.

The 2026 season is over.

Now the real offseason begins.

Topics Discussed

• Why Chris believes the Yankees need to change their organizational approach.
• Why the Yankees' inability to manufacture runs became such a major problem.
• Why Spencer Jones' baserunning opportunity became a point of frustration.
• What Chris and AJ think about Max Fried's final postseason start.
• Why the Yankees' dependence on the home run continues to frustrate the hosts.
• Why Aaron Boone's future is a major offseason question.
• Whether changing the manager would actually solve the Yankees' problems.
• What the Rays and Dodgers demonstrate about roster construction and organizational philosophy.
• Why analytics aren't necessarily the problem—but how the Yankees may be using them ineffectively.
• What could happen to players such as Trent Grisham, Giancarlo Stanton, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Anthony Volpe?
• Why the Yankees' 2027 offseason could be one of the organization's most important in years.

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