A River of Continuity Runs Through It.
Sometimes KISS works
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The New York Yankees on Thursday announced a contract extension with manager Aaron Boone that will take Boone through the 2027 season. Assuming he serves out that term without getting whacked, Boone will have spent an even decade at the helm of the Yankees, although I’m sure it will have felt longer.
This is a fairly easy one to justify. Despite the fact that he gets picked at more than any skipper this side of the Dodgers’ Dave Roberts, Boone has won at a .584 clip since climbing aboard in 2018. He’s got three divisional titles and an A.L. pennant. Even though the Yankees generally spend like it’s inherited money, managing their rosters, assorted egos, front-office interlopers, analytics crews and the rabid Gotham media has never been particularly easy — or at least not as easy as the payroll alone might make it appear.
So Boone will get some money. He is to make about $3 million this season, per reports, so you can assume there’s a little pay bump involved. And soon enough, the Dodgers will extend their manager, with speculation looming that Roberts’ new deal could exceed the $40 million, five-year contract that Craig Counsell signed when he took over the Cubs before last season.
Why should you care about all this? You absolutely should not.
Unless you like winning.