The New York Yankees have some decisions to make this offseason regarding where they want to devote their resources to. They have to sort out their infield situation, and they may want to add some depth in the outfield. Acquiring bullpen help is never a bad idea as well for general manager Brian Cashman.

Nonetheless, Cashman emphasized that the Yankees organization needs to do a better job of being transparent to the media regarding their players' injuries after the uncertainty that came with the Aaron Judge situation from last season.

“Just externally, how we communicate with you guys, I think we’ll be better at that as we move forward than we were as this 2026 campaign went. I don’t think that’ll be as much of an issue as we move forward,” Cashman said, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.

Judge suffered a stress fracture on his first rib on the right side back in May, keeping him out for a lengthy period. He would not return to the Yankees lineup until the eighth of September, which seemed to be right on time to help New York for their postseason push.

However, Judge would only play seven more games for the Yankees in 2026 before a right calf strain knocked him out of action and sent him to the injured list.

There would then be so many questions regarding whether or not he would be able to return for the postseason, particularly during their ALDS clash against the Tampa Bay Rays, but he would end up missing the rest of the season due to the aforementioned injury.

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Yankees fans waited with bated breath for Judge's return, only for the 34-year-old to miss the entire postseason. New York struggled to score runs, as they only put up five runs in their three-game sweep at the Rays' hands.

The hope for the Yankees is that Judge remains mostly healthy next season as they continue their push to end their World Series drought.