New York Daily News | Peter Sblendorio: The Hall of Fame class of 2026 will be revealed tonight, and efforts to track the ballots revealed so far paint a very good picture for some former Yankees. With just over half of the votes publicly revealed, Carlos Beltrán received 88.9 percent of the vote, putting him in pole position to cross the 75 percent threshold for Hall of Fame membership. Joining him currently with revealed ballots is Andruw Jones with 83.9 percent, and a number of other first-time candidates like Chase Utley and Felix Hernandez are trending well into the mid-50s and 60s.
Andy Pettitte saw an increase from his recent numbers, with a result of 56.7 percent compared to 27.9 percent last year, although his case carries a major caveat given that he was embroiled in the steroid scandal of the 2000s after admitting to using HGH, and that much of the voting base that chooses not to reveal their ballots has an unwavering anti-steroid bloc. HGH wasn’t a banned substance at the time, so maybe they’ll look to Pettitte since he’s in his eighth year of competing.
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MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Memories are all the rage lately, as the trend of looking back at 2016 has taken over social media. The Yankees have a lot to remember as they reflect on the journey they’ve been on over the past decade, as they watched their current captain make his debut amid the rubble of a season that ultimately marked the end of the last World Series core. Now that Aaron Judge has spent a decade in the league, the Yankees came back but lost in the World Series, and are still looking for that magical moment for the new core, but the 2016 season remains a turning point for the franchise.
MLB.com | Mark Feinsand: Tarik Skubal stands head and shoulders above the rest of the crowd of remaining candidates, but there is still a good group of players who could move either over the winter or when teams reconsider around the deadline. Jazz Chisholm remains on this list but with a lot of water thrown at these projects now that Bo Bichette has signed elsewhere, and arms like Sandy Alcantara and Freddy Peralta are in the spotlight alongside Nico Hoerner as the most anticipated names to watch.
New York Post | Greg Joyce: The Yankees made a deep signing on Monday, signing Seth Brown to a minor league deal. The outfielder/first baseman had a breakout 2022 with the Athletics, hitting 25 home runs with a .749 OPS, but slumped over the next three years, producing just 29 more bombs and dropping to a .667 OPS. He’ll serve as insurance in case nothing else comes out of the Cody Bellinger talks, but it’s fair to say they aren’t planning around him beyond handing out an invite to spring training.
