After not making any moves during this week’s Winter Meetings, the Yankees added some bullpen depth with a free agent signing on Friday.

Before Volpe and Wells were the youngsters getting Yankees fans excited about the future, there was Frazier, once considered a staple of the "Baby Bombers" alongside Aaron Judge and Gary Sánchez. But after five seasons of shaky play and a brutal 2021 campaign in which he put up negative-1.5 bWAR, Frazier was released.

The New York Yankees have been working all offseason to make a massive signing in the outfield. Their main target is to bring back heavy-hitting veteran Cody Be

The manager went on to say that swingman Ryan Yarbrough, re-signed earlier this offseason, gives the Yankees “protection,” while “a handful of guys” at or close to Triple-A “are kind of getting close to being factors,” if only on a “limited basis.” Boone didn’t specify who, but top-100 prospect Elmer Rodríguez is one candidate.

If the New York Yankees are going to re-sign outfielder Cody Bellinger this offseason, they reportedly may have to wait for another significant domino to fall first.

The Yankees talk about Ryan McMahon — who turns 31 this weekend and is entering his 10th major league season — the way many talk about toolsy top prospects looking to break through.