 I mean the last couple days has been tough, anytime you pour as much and as many people pour as much into the season and you get to the postseason you get that opportunity and then all of a sudden it's finished, it's difficult, you kind of go numb, you play back every scenario, think about where you could have done some things different, you think about some of the great things that different guys did and you reflect a lot on the season, but it's difficult when you have a great opportunity in front of you and you feel like you have the people to get it done and it comes to an end like it did. None of us have ever had to manage an elimination game so in trying to get inside your head about game four, just a quick flashback to the third inning, when the hit by pitch happens and then the soft single by Pierce, CC had allowed six base runners in the first twelve batters at that point, you have a string of righties coming up, why not or was there any thought of getting Robertson up earlier because I know he got up later in the inning. I mean we had a moving around the previous inning so getting prepared, so there was some thought about after the Ben and Tendi hit batter, maybe that's the spot, I also felt like and with CC there's times throughout the year where we're a little more aggressive and getting them out of there because we feel like you can really recognize his stuff falling off, I felt like stuff wise he was okay and you know with going into that game obviously we had Robbie, Britton, the Tances and Chappy well rested and knew we could get length out of them. I think where the decision for me came down to balancing, alright if we got six or seven potential innings out of those four guys, you know when is the right time to make that happen. In my mind it wasn't a clear decision to say CC can't get through this or CC and I thought there was great value if CC does get through the third, knowing we have those four guys in a six inning scenario so that if there was any bump in a road with those four guys along the way in a six inning scenario I thought we could absorb it, beyond that I thought we were playing a little bit with fire, you know CC ends up getting JD and Bogarts out and then and then Kinsler smokes the ball off them and at that point after the Kinsler one I just felt like we need to get them through Bradley, you know he jams Nunez for the for the next hit but I mean those those are the decisions especially in the postseason that I understand come under the microscope are very you know it's a little bit gray you know it's easy to it's easy in that spot to just kind of I'm going to run and go get Robbie in this spot but then maybe we're leaving ourselves a little bit short going forward with a guy that I didn't think was overly off his game in CC and as it turns out you know after the leadoff homer that Britain gives up you know they go on and and shut them down for six innings and I feel like we weren't up against it with any of them as far as you know overextending them you know I was able to go get Robbie for the JD at bat for Dell and later in the game but you also understand that those are the close decisions and you know in a way in a way cost us because you know that was the ending ultimately that that we weren't able to overcome. Sweeney Aaron that one in the decision with Severino the day before do you feel like now looking back that those were things that because you and Josh sitting on the bench had never been through sped up for you in that situation. No no I think it was very clear for all of us of you know how we kind of envision things playing out I never felt like anything sped up it was it was the decision and I think looking back at that the game three was savvy where savvy I didn't feel like was on top of his game and I think that's the one that I look back where I say all right I probably got greedy with savvy in the fourth there with wanting to get him through the bottom of the order and he came out and really struggled obviously and that and then it kind of snowballed you know I think that things a little bit different in game three is that we weren't quite as well rested with all our leverage guy so we would had to dig deep to battle back in that but the savvy one after the third inning is the one I look back on that I should have had amount of there because I I sense that he wasn't on top of his game I didn't feel I felt like they were having a lot of good swings against them and and I probably got a little greedy thinking he could get through the bottom of the order there in the fourth we asked you a lot this year about your offense and the inconsistency runners and scoring position things like that there were a lot of things that you pointed to that should even out over the course of a year and it seemed like they never did is there anything that you saw that broke down with approach or just results is there anything you would want your it seemed like they never evened out the the opera you got out you kept getting opportunities and the hits of runners scoring position never came in the series yeah and during the course of the season to it seemed at times seem like those numbers didn't even out for you I think during the season they were pretty comparable if you look across the board you know as far as what we're you know in a short series look the team that gets home the team that gets sent home is probably not going to get those hits ultimately and that's that's the reality in the harshness sometimes the postseason baseball is you know the teams that come up with those big hits or or come up with the you know a big extra base hit or a home run with runners on base in a big spot you know those are oftentimes the games you win and move on I would say you know I know because a lot of you guys ask me all the time about the reliant on the home run and you know I bristle at it sometimes it doesn't mean we're not searching for the perfect offense the best we can be I think sometimes you know there's the perception that in a situation you can just pull a single out of your pocket with runners in scoring position and it happens it's it's not that simple and guys are trying to have those at bats. So but that said we're always striving to be the best most complete offense we can be we are a very good offense overall this year we can absolutely get better and I wouldn't say we're the best offense in the game and where are things we can prove being better tougher out situationally even being better at controlling the strike zone those are all things that we need to continue to work on continue to improve on if we're going to be the best we can absolutely be handy to the left in addition to the the reasoning you just articulated with the pitching to those two questions is was it also a factor like do you have in your game planning or in the analytics to you're trying to set up certain matchups whether it's Lynn against the top of the order for what however his stuff plays or you want Robertson to face certain guys and does that contribute to trying to extend the starters and trying to strike a balance there because you're waiting for certain matchup with a certain at times that can factor in I I think when we're talking about a lot of our especially our high leverage guys there's very few situations that we don't feel comfortable with them being in yes in a perfect world where you're trying to get certain guys to a certain point of the lineup but you know especially in in playoff situations where situations are you know so magnified and so important obviously anytime we have one of our high leverage guys going it's usually a matchup we feel at least decent about Joe to the right Aaron you said you want try to get tougher out situational situationally and better control of the strike zone I just wonder if you in basketball if you had a bunch of 510 guys you're probably not going to block a lot of shots do you have the people in the lineup to be tougher out situationally and better controlling the strike zone sure yeah I think we have the people to be an absolute elite offense you know we had some guys that had outstanding seasons some guys that had probably years that we're down for them personally but I think overall we absolutely have the pieces to be an an elite offense in in so many different ways now it's it's on them it's on me it's on us as coaches to continue to to continue to approve to get to that level that we feel like we can reach and I feel like we're so close to that but we all have to get a little bit better if if we're going to get ultimately to where we want to go and that's to bring another championship home Dan over here and mark the back one of the things that people talked about when when you were hired was getting through to Gary more obviously this year was not what anyone wanted how do you fix that going forward and what do you do differently than last year I think in a lot of ways I'm all in and believe in in the player I think Gary is going to absolutely realize his potential and as tough as this year was at times for him there's no doubt in my mind that he will benefit from all that he went through this year and I believe we were starting this I believe we're seeing the strides that we're pouring into all year and hoping we would start to see and I and I think by even this last series the last at bat which I thought was a championship caliber at bat he was getting to that point unfortunately it ended and we don't get to continue to see him but you know this offseason the work continues for him and he knows that and and and I think I think the end result is we're going to be talking about a very polished elite level player and and I think this year and some of the struggles that he went through will will look back on as a contributing factor to that because I think there are a lot of lessons to be learned this year for from my standpoint certainly from Gary standpoint and and how he continues to grow at such an important position for us. Mark in the back right and you're talking about the offense and having the personnel you think to be elite does this require then if you have the personnel some kind of tweak in the way that they're up there with their approaches because you talk about going up there were strikes on discipline but the intent to go try to drive a pitch for extra bases that doesn't that seem to go counter sometimes to making contact and like a situation per se do those things square up. I think they do square up and they should square up. You know typically as as a player's home run rate improves over the course of a career so to does his contact rate I mean in in theory those things should kind of go hand in hand he should be becoming a better hitter along the way and I you know I mean obviously we're going to have tweaks in personnel you know as as as the winner unfolds and the roster inevitably has some tweaks to it or changes or whatever and and hopefully whatever addition subtractions we make better compliment us as a as a team as a roster going forward but look I think I think it's about continuing to grow as a hitter and I don't think that power and the ability to put the ball in play or the ability to be a tough out in a tough spot are mutually excuse exclusive over the left Christy you talked a lot about improving and getting better after one year in this job how will you improve going into next year what will you do differently I think obviously having never done this coming into the organization when I did last year kind of learning about the organization about our players getting the no guys all these things that you do on the fly and kind of rapid fire. I feel like going into this off season you know knowing my players as well as I do now knowing my staff knowing the front office hopefully that puts me in a better position to hit the ground running in the off season. And I think it's about continuing to improve I talk about our players and continue to improve our game on the margins that in every facet same same holds true for me you know and and you know are there some things that I want to change a little bit and how we get information to the players how we shape our game plans how my communication happens with my coaches and my players those are all things that frankly start now and and and hopefully the off season provides a time when I can refine those things sharpen those things get even better at those things because they're so important. You know living here now you're around I'll be in here so I'll have a chance to kind of be in the office and collaborating with with our scouts and cash and our analysts and so I can't wait to continue it. Kind of in earnest because I know what what a good position we are as a club as an organization and the opportunity that is still in front of us. Eric and clap Aaron do you look at Luke void is your everyday first baseman going into spring training next year or is that an open competition in your eyes. Well he certainly came over here and kind of was given that opportunity and then took it and kick the door in and it's hard to argue with what he was able to do down the stretch for us. Really on a very consistent level for us as far as the at bat quality went. So we're very excited about the player that we got. We'll see how the off season unfolds but right now that's he grabbed that job. There's no question about that but there's you know there's all kinds of things that can can transpire over the over the winter and and on into spring training and you know so I'm sure they'll continue to be competition on all kinds of level but he certainly with what he was able to accomplish for us down the stretch has a leg up on those kind of things. Clap all the way to the right and I'm curious how you would evaluate Stanton's body of work this year. I mean obviously came with a great deal fanfare but his home runs were down. Excuse me RBI's were down and strikeouts were up. Do you think it was just first year jitters adjustment to New York or is there something else going on. Yeah I wouldn't say jitters I would say first of all you know I think you guys and covering him and seeing how he was able to handle and navigate the ups and downs that came with the season that came with being such a high profile player. I come away just so impressed and and an admiration for who he is and the way he handled things and the pro that he was all the time. Certainly there were some ups and downs that you know I think a contributing factor in that is you know being you know you know a high profile guy nationally MVP switching leagues now all of a sudden all that comes with now walking into a market like this and playing for the New York Yankees learning seeing even though it's it's different obviously than it was 2030 years ago when guys didn't change teams as much or the words that the you know interleague play and all that it's still new it's still in a new division and I think one thing John Carlo has shown and the evidence would bear it out over his career the more he sees a pitcher the more success he has he really is able to from experience eventually have success so I think coming in next year without you know having to meet the organization meet new teammates get accustomed to playing in a new organization all that goes with being John Carlo Stanton in in New York I think it'll be a much more normal situation for him and I think he'll be now in a situation where he's facing guys that he's now experienced and I think he'll benefit from that and and and I think I would expect for him to even though he did have a very strong year for us you know 38 homers kind of surviving a really tough start to the season he was massively productive for us I think it's reasonable to think that he'll be even more productive as he comes in here next year as a second year player and in kind of much more comfortable from the get go Dave middle left and given given the spot that you put in this year you know without the experience and taken over a team that with the World Series aspirations how do you think you did looking back overall as I said I'll leave that to you guys you know I'm not I don't even want to go there and reflect on you know I'm constantly you know evaluating our team you know how we go about things the decisions we make our process you know I reflect on those kind of things and try to evaluate the best I can but as far as then evaluating how I did you know I I leave that to you guys honestly. Also Bruce in the middle Aaron what's your message to Yankees fans on why you believe the seasons over now and why it will be different next year. First of all our fans are unbelievable and I know many of them are heartbroken like like a lot of us are because I I think we understand of the potential of this club to see the lose last 2 games when we're behind the way they continue to be a factor and I feel like in a lot of ways are night are ninth inning rally there. You know was in large part due to them kind of almost willing it you know they they just weren't going to die. And you know my message as my message was to our players is I think we all understand that we're capable of big things and I think we are on the short list of teams that legitimately can think we can win a world championship. But we got to get better and and that starts with me. But it starts with all our guys like going into the winter like understanding that a lot of guys did a lot of amazing things a lot of successful things but we got to continue to be obsessed with getting a little bit better in every in every asset. And you know from my standpoint that's kind of starts now like diving into being a part of you know you know what we do in the winter as far as being here collaborating talking baseball how can we be better how can my process be better how can my communication with coaches and and just getting information to players and ultimately our biggest job is putting trying to get our players in the best position to be successful and that's an ongoing process ongoing trying to develop that and but ultimately it's continuing to get better on the margins in every aspect of the game and that's our expectations. We're not far off at all and you know I I would say I can't wait but I feel like I'm in the midst of living like I can't wait to continue to chase this thing and in the back middle thanks from what you perceive the job to be before you started the first game now the season is over is the the reality match the perception I would say how do you really know I would say whatever I would say to some degree yes but I would also say you don't really you never really know until you've sat in the chair and you know all the little big things that come across that desk on a given day. It's been it's been overall amazing I've loved it I've loved every second of it. It's it's tough it's fun it's rewarding it's gut wrenching it's painful when you when it comes to an abrupt end but I wouldn't want to be doing anything else right now it's it's especially with our guys and and what I know we're capable of and knowing that we're one of those teams that legitimately legitimately walks in with with a chance to to gain the ultimate prize which is another world championship I feel like to have that opportunity with this group I don't take lightly Pete and Lindsay and did you feel it with Severino that tipping pitches was an issue either against the Red Sox or at any of the time this year and just generally was there something more going on below the surface that led to his second half. I think it has happened at times. I think he's done a good job of correcting it but it I think it would pop up from time to time and is something that will will address even more so this winter in trying to you know eliminate any chance of that happening. As far as under the surface no now and and trust me I you know I would dig and we dug and tried to find as much as we could but just feel like he had some bumps along the way. You know there are times obviously we gave him extra extra days in between the start that you know probably benefited him at times but I thought I feel like physically no I feel like he is he was sound he is sound and and I look forward to to him coming out even better next year and and being that ace type picture that we know he can be. This information or this organization provides a lot of information to you and the players. Do you feel that it took some time to learn how to digest that become fluent in it and how do you think you can better use that set of information next season. I'm sure it takes a little bit of time I guess you know I felt a pretty good grasp of of it. Early on but you know hopefully with each day with experience hopefully it becomes even more clear and hopefully I understand it even better hopefully I understand how to distribute it and and get it in the hands of of players and ultimately again getting back to trying to get players in the best position to be successful and and that part that information and how to get it to him and how much is part of that. What was the the back end of the question sorry. How can you right. No I think it's continuing to grow with it and hopefully hopefully the message is always on some level simplified you know I think I think the best information. It's delivered simply you know and so it doesn't you want guys to have an advantage to have an edge but you never want a player to be cluttered or impeded by getting in their own way you know ultimately players are here because they're young men that are really talented and you want that talent to to flourish and so one of the challenges is who who can handle this much information who wants less and and kind of figure in that out so that ultimately the talent. Shines down to the left when you talked about boy earlier on the other side of that how does Greg go from being you know a non factor the last month of the season back to a competitive player with a chance to win his job back well the one thing with Greg that I certainly never lost and I don't think anyone in the organization is. We've seen him be an impact player at at times in his career so. You know this year in a lot of ways is a little bit of a lost season for him. Obviously getting starting out being hurt again and and having that surgery that was a tough blow and I think in some ways probably never all never got all the way back physically to where I think he'll even be next year so I think there's a realistic chance that he comes into spring training next year. Physically in a really good place with a chance to have a normal off season of training and getting his body how he wants it and hopefully. The results from that will follow and. So he'll he would he'll have his opportunities and. We've never lost sight of the fact that we know this guy when he's right can really hit. And hopefully he'll come in. Physically mentally everything ready to go and take advantage of of the opportunities that he'll get. Back right on re airing how do you assess Tanaka and what did you learn about him throughout the season. I thought he had a really strong year for us obviously and down the stretch for us when he when he came off the disabled list you know along with Jay was probably our best pitchers you know down the final month and a half two months of the season. Obviously a strong start in the postseason against Boston. Has has earned a reputation of being a big game pitcher and I think that's. Because he's earned that. Feel like when the competition is at its best Moss is usually at his best to which is a pretty good trait to have. But he's. I love the way he goes about things he's a perfectionist he's really good at his craft. And. And had a really strong year for us and and a guy obviously that we will continue to count on for big starts and big spots and hopefully continue what's been a really good career as a Yankee. Joel and Brandon. Erin what area of personnel do you think you guys need to. Deal with most in the offseason and how big a seat at the table do you think you have your voice this offseason to be heard by cashmen and others on what what you want and how you want to go get it. Well. Personnel stuff you know cash is coming in here I'll let you talk to him about that. As I've said I think we are one of those teams on the short list that is capable of winning the world championship how we are now I think we're very close. I plan on having a seat at that table. You know I will be. Here I will be present. I'll have an opinion. But ultimately those kind of decisions come down with cash in the front office about the personnel decisions we make. You know I like to think that you know they value what I what I have to say so I'll be in there and not shy about giving my opinions on certain things but ultimately those personnel decisions come down to cash in them and. It's one of the things I look forward to about this offseason is now being here and in the job and. You know being able to have those kind of conversations and evaluations and thoughts on different players and where we're looking to improve. Depending I mean there's so many dominoes that happen that if you make a big move how it affects things but. The bottom line is I feel like we're close enough to where the right tweaks maybe are what puts us over the hump. Brennan. How far is and who are from becoming a guy you don't have to pull in this extending of a playoff game for defense and in what area must he improve most defensively so that doesn't happen right. I think he's I think he can absolutely get there and. And I think he made big strides in that this winter. He needs to continue to make those strides and I think the biggest thing is comes down to his footwork. And. Because. He has the athleticism I believe that the hands he has really good hands. The arm strength. I think I think his his pre pitch and his footwork. Are going to determine if he becomes that frontline defender at third base two and. And I do believe it is in there and he can get there. But it is going to. We need to continue to work at it work hard at it and. Then this winter will be important for him as far as that goes and. I think it's really important to acknowledge of what a great season though that maybe had in that includes defensively because. When I got this job there was all kinds of questions. On that side of the ball and I think he. He earned every day at bats with obviously the way he swings the bat but because he improved as much as he did defensively and that's a tribute to him and his work ethic but. Now it's. On all of us to help him to continue to make those strides so he can continue to be. Work his way to become an elite player in this league. And I think that footwork is is the biggest thing. We're going to have cash in here in a few minutes but in fairness to you guys there's not a great point to drop this in but I want Aaron to be able to respond to it. Didi had an MRI yesterday. He will undergo Tommy John surgery. At it yet to be determined time we're scheduling that now but since Aaron's here I know that would have come up with cash and I didn't want you guys to have to backtrack and try and find Aaron again. So with that let's have a couple questions for Aaron before we get cash in here. Brendan. When did his elbow start becoming an issue. How did that happen. And what's the recovery. Yeah. So. We think it happened at Fenway on the. Ball off off the green monster that he went out and got and threw in. It's a right arm. Yeah. So whether that was game one or two I'm not even sure. And he felt something then. And just kind of being the player that. This tough as he is and is. Non dramatic as he is just kind of played with it the last couple of days. And but. So we had the MRI and it revealed a tear. So he'll have that. We're optimistic that he'll be back at some point during the season. I don't want to speculate too much on when it's obviously different than a picture and you know he's not coming back on the mound and. So we think there's a realistic chance that he plays the bulk of the season with us. But. You know that said obviously if surgeries next week will know a lot more after the surgery as far as the timeline goes but we we are optimistic that he'll he'll play the a lot of the season with us. And he to the left is is labor someone who you see is more of an emergency shortstop or could he play for a long stretch. Either I mean. The off season will unfold and. What's our roster look like what's our personnel will depend on that. I think labor Taurus is very capable of being an everyday shortstop. Obviously we love them at second with DD obviously we like having them at second but those will be. Decisions that become more clear over the next few months as our roster shakes out and who we have and. You know are we in a stop gap situation those kind of things that. Would be hard to predict at this point but we feel like labor would be capable in an everyday role or or. Like he did this year where he moves over and spells a guy from time to time. Jack and Billy. Jack Aaron I know that this might be a question for Brian and I also maybe asking you to what can you go into twenty nineteen. Planning around him or do you have to act as if you might not have him because you don't know what happens post surgery. Right. You never know what can happen post post surgery will have a much better idea but my expectation is that. He will be. With us. Provided everything goes according to plan for. Much of the season. So how much of that. The that'll be what unfolds over the next week and then the the weeks beyond that as as he begins his rehab and whatnot. Billy. Do you have any sense of how different of recovery from Tommy John is for a position players opposed to a pitcher. Um. No. I'm sure I'm sure it's a lot similar obviously. You know with a pitcher you know whether it's twelve fourteen sixteen months. I would say the end result is very different getting back to being a major league pitcher is a lot different than being a position player. What that timeline is or. How that unfolds I'm sure I'll get educated on that over the coming weeks. And how. I mean. Presumably he can hit. A lot. Sooner than he can throw is there when you say he'll be with us for a long period of time do you envision some of that as being a D. H. probably not because I think. And again I'm speculating a little bit but I'm sure you get to a point. As a non pitcher to where you can you know you're throwing. You know. Several months in so. I would envision that those two aren't that far off as far as being able to throw as a position player along with hitting. Okay Aaron thanks for the time we. Let's ask cat I mean I don't think there's any big secrets but let's just I think cash has the list. Thank you to all you guys. I appreciate the relationship I have with a lot of you guys thank you.