It has been nearly a decade since the Yankees appeared in a World Series, though they were one win away in 2017 and are coming off a 100-win regular-season campaign, third most in baseball behind the Red Sox (108) and Astros (103). With James Paxton having already been added to the rotation this offseason, Cashman believes that the Yankees can use the Winter Meetings as a springboard to reinforce and upgrade their roster for ’19.