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# 3 Ways the Yankees can Improve in 2025
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- Published: 2025-01-13T07:38:11.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-13T07:38:11.000Z
- Author: Matthew Nethercott
- Tags: #Migrated-1785938824366, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-05 10:07

## Is it Possible??

NY - The Yankees look to begin their 2025 campaign after a strong offseason, but can they improve to a better record in the regular season, and maybe even win the World Series?

Short answer: Yes. But what will it take?

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### Better Fundamentals:

What cost the Yankees in the World Series? There awful defense and base-running blunders. Why is this? Well, Juan Soto and Gleyber Torres sucked at defense and base-running. According to Andy Martino of SNY, the reason that the Yankees (most likely) elected to go to Nestor Cortes and not Tim Hill in Game 1 of the WS, was because Hill is a contact pitcher and the Yankees could not trust that Torres would be able to make a play and that Juan Soto was not fast enough to get to a sinking liner to right or right center. Well, those 2 players are gone. That moves Judge to RF, which is his natural position and the other offseason acquisitions that the Yankees have made (Goldschmidt & Bellinger) help the team get better defensively.

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### An Easier 9th Inning:

While Luke Weaver was some revelation of a closer from September on, is he really a permanent solution to the 9th inning? Well, the Yankees also say no by making a blockbuster trade for RHP Devin Williams. Below are Airbenders 2024 Stats with the Brewers (Was on the IL for most of the Season):

![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/320f3091-286e-4ea5-9a81-6beef758d29a_1080x1080.png)

These stats are really good and this is consistent to what the Brewers got since he came into the league in 2018\. Here are some highlights:

This is the kind of lockdown ability the Yankees have needed at the back end of their bullpen.

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### Starting Pitching in General

The Yankees had the best starting pitching from March till Mid-June and then it collapsed. One thing the Yankees need is consistent solid starting pitching, and with this rotation, I think they have it.

![](https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4291c9bb-11a4-40c1-afc1-3e95a2c1c766_1080x1080.png)

Gerrit Cole will lead this rotation to greatness, if he stays in good health in 2025, with the new lefty Max Fried behind him, that is a powerful 1-2 punch that any team would love to have and the opposition will fear. ROTY winner Luis Gil will be 3rd, dropping Carlos Rodón to #4, who had a solid 2024 campaign and it might take some pressure off him to be lower in the rotation and #5 is young Clarke Schmidt who when healthy, had a fantastic 2024\. This is a very good rotation with the potential to be the best in Baseball.

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By having better fundamentals, a more steady 9th inning and better starting pitching, with another move for an infielder, it is possible that the Yankees could have a better 2025 campaign than they did in 2024.