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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 11: Alex Rodriguez looks on prior to game one of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on October 11, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The New York Yankees<\/a> are a week removed from being eliminated from the MLB postseason.<\/p>\n After New York dominated the Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, outscoring them 18-2 across two games, another fellow AL East foe quickly humbled them.<\/p>\n In the ALDS, the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> swept the Yankees, winning all three games last week and extending New York\u2019s World Series title drought to 17 years and counting.<\/p>\n Alex Rodriguez Doesn\u2019t Hold Back on Yankees<\/p>\n Many believe it\u2019s time for New York to look itself in the mirror and realize that its current culture or roster isn\u2019t working anymore and changes need to be made.<\/p>\n One of those people is franchise and MLB legend Alex Rodriguez, who didn\u2019t hold back his thoughts during an appearance<\/a> on Fox Sports\u2019 \u201cThe Herd With Colin Cowherd\u201d on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Pat Riley said it best. Pat Riley said every 10 years you need to change jobs or change voices,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cBecause you lose the room. You know, Cashman has been there almost 35 years. And I\u2019m not saying you should fire Cashman or [Aaron Boone] I don\u2019t think that\u2019s the case. But with this construction of this roster. You can bring Sparky Anderson, Joe Torre, Billy Martin, you\u2019re not going to win with this roster.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you have four or five DH\u2019s or first baseman that\u2019s an issue, When you\u2019re going into an eliminating Game 3 at home and of the eight positions you don\u2019t know who\u2019s gonna play five with a $330 million payroll, that is scary.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a copy and paste league. The good news for the Yankees is you don\u2019t have to copy and paste anyone. Go copy and paste the last 27 championships you won.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t see that fear there anymore. People go into Yankee Stadium, they beat us, and then they make fun of us.\u201d<\/p>\n @colincowherd & @AROD discuss how the Yankees should move forward after another postseason disappointment https:\/\/t.co\/Sw1moSSk02<\/p>\n \u2014 Herd w\/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Looking at the Yankees<\/p>\n New York is entering a critical offseason with plenty of decisions to make and questions to answer.<\/p>\n Manager Aaron Boone has one year remaining on his contract, and it appears New York plans to bring him back for 2027.<\/p>\n The Yankees also have several players set to hit the free agent market, and they\u2019ll have to decide whether to let them walk or pursue re-signing them with an already large payroll.<\/p>\n But as Rodriguez and many others have mentioned, the talent isn\u2019t necessarily the issue. The roster construction certainly is.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Sullivan<\/a> Cole Sullivan is a sports journalist for Heavy.com covering the NFL, NBA, college football, and college basketball. A member of the United States Basketball Writers Association, he has written for FanSided, Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, and Newsweek. Sullivan earned an Associate degree from Franklin Pierce University and a Bachelor’s degree from Lynn University, where he studied Communications and Media Studies with a focus on Sports Journalism. 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