Aaron Boone believed the 2025 Yankees could be his best, yet the team’s season ended the same way it did in the manager’s previous seven years at the helm: without a championship.

Now a busy offseason awaits, as the team has a handful of internal free agents and several external targets to pursue. A remodeling isn’t required after the Yankees were eliminated in the ALDS , but some new pieces should be in place come Opening Day if the club wants to get back to the World Series.

The Yankees will also want to adopt some new philosophies while reviving some old ones. With that in mind, here are some ways the Yankees should be thinking as Boone, Brian Cashman and company brace for winter.

KEEP SWINGING BIG

With the Yankees’ projected payroll for 2026 currently at $263.9 million, per Co

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