The 2026 Yankees season is in the books, and that disappointing ALDS loss to the Rays is still a fresh wound. Now, Pinstripe Alley is rolling out their roster report cards, and if the early grades are any indication, there’s a lot of soul-searching happening in the Bronx. This isn’t just a casual look back; these are the averaged grades from their entire staff, and they are not pulling any punches after what went down this year.
Ouch: The Report Card Is Not Pretty
Look, when you crash out of the postseason like that, you expect some tough grades, but some of these are brutal. Jazz Chisholm Jr. pulled a D+, and Trent Grisham also landed a D. Tim Hill scraped by with a D+. Those are not the marks you want to see for players on a team with postseason aspirations. It screams “underperformance” and shows exactly why they couldn’t get past the Rays. On the flip side, David Bednar and Paul Blackburn both snagged A’s, proving not everyone was a total bust, and Paul Goldschmidt got a solid B. But let’s be real, a few A’s don’t erase the sting of those D’s after an early playoff exit.
Who’s Getting the Deep Dive?
The report card series is a serious deep dive into the roster, kicking off in mid-October and running right through early December, taking breaks only for Thanksgiving and weekends. They started with the free agents, which is smart, you gotta know who’s coming back! After that, they’re just going alphabetically. You can expect to see grades for some big names dropping over the next few weeks, like Cody Bellinger on October 30, José Caballero on November 3, and Gerrit Cole on November 5. Aaron Judge’s evaluation hits on November 19, and Giancarlo Stanton’s closes it out on December 3. Interestingly, manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman aren’t part of this player-focused series, so you won’t find their grades here. It’s all about the guys on the field.
So what does this mean heading into the offseason? With these report cards still rolling out, the Yankees faithful are going to be poring over every grade, wondering which players earned their spot and who’s on the hot seat. The real question is, what moves are coming next to fix those D’s and get this team back to where they need to be?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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