How the Yankees’ offseason haul stacks up to their primary American League contenders

Pitchers and catchers reporting to Florida and Arizona next week does not mean teams are done trying to get better.

As you will undoubtedly hear Brian Cashman say again this year, it’s not pencils down until the trade deadline.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t use the eve of camp as a marker to see how the Yankees’ offseason compared to the teams that will try to stand in their way of winning a second straight American League pennant.

The reigning World Series champion Dodgers were clearly head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league this offseason in terms of bringing in talent, though “winning” the offseason and $2.90 will get you a ride on the subway. And while the Yankees had to deal with the blow of losing Juan Soto to the Mets in December, they still found a way to pivot and potentially keep pace with the rest of the contenders in the AL – as Baseball Prospectus’ PECOTA projections, released earlier this week, had them tied with the Orioles for the most wins in the AL.