Prior to the start of the 2024 season, Gleyber Torres made it known he wanted to re-sign with the New York Yankees and remain in the Bronx for the foreseeable future. The sad reality is that it probably won’t happen.

Even if Torres was playing well right now and had a career 2024 campaign, he’d probably price himself out of New York. Now that he’s playing poorly, he’s setting himself up for the Yankees to let the relationship run its course, which always would’ve been the case.

For as talented as Torres is, he’s equally absent. He disappears for long spells at the plate. He makes egregious defensive and baserunning gaffes. He’s a seven-year MLB veteran. Fans understand mistakes happen, but the magnitude at which they occur for Torres is unacceptable.

The Yankees bet on Torres to come through in his contract year. So far, after over a month, he’s failing. We’re not sure why the Yankees would hitch their wagon to the same guy they tried to trade multiple times and put on blast multiple times, especially after he responded poorly after each of those instances.

But here we are. And not for a moment do Yankees fans believe Torres’ uncertain future in New York has no effect on his disappointing start to the year.