Coming off a down season in 2023, the New York Yankees needed to make a splash to ensure they got their status back as one of the top clubs in baseball.

They were aggressive in free agency and the trade market, landing superstar Juan Soto, Alex Verdugo, Marcus Stroman, Trent Grisham, and others in blockbuster deals, or by spending.

However, there are already concerns about what their true ceiling is based on injuries that have stacked up during Spring Training.

Ace starter Gerrit Cole is going to miss time at the beginning of the season due to an elbow injury.  And fellow mega star Aaron Judge is already talking about managing his toe issue from last year and has an abdominal injury. DJ LeMahieu also has picked up a nagging issue.

Not quite the bill of health the Yankees were looking for after having multiple impact players on the injured list throughout last year.

Because of that, ESPN Senior Writer David Schoenfield thinks that New York could miss the playoffs once again despite odds saying they have over a 60% chance to make i