The start of the organization's pivot came quickly, with the Yankees agreeing to a deal with Max Fried, a talented pitcher with three Gold Gloves.

The Yankees declined to offer Juan Soto the cherry on top that would have been an on-the-house family suite at the Stadium — a Citi Field perk the Mets offered with their winning bid.

Mets owner Steve Cohen, on the other hand, was more than willing to give Soto a suite at Citi Field and got the deal done. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman was asked about the suite saga, and he essentially said that a player making that much should be OK paying for his own suite.