Yet another thought about - what else? - MOAB...

For months now, we've heard about Food Stamps Hal Steinbrenner's secret plan: Get the payroll under the luxury tax limit, then go for broke in 2018-2019 by signing Bryce Harper and/or Manny Machado. From there, coupled with the youngins, we will launch the 1,000-year dynasty. Simple.

But in that beloved scenario, we never foresaw the kind of impact player that Aaron Judge might become. (He isn't there yet.) If Judge becomes an all-star right fielder, a question arises: Do we still chase Harper, the predestined Yankee? Both would play RF. Harper bats left, Judge right - a helluva one-two. But what about Clint Frazier, Blake Rutherford or other emerging OF prospects? Would there be room for Harper?

Likewise, if Gleyber Torres continues to evolve - along with Didi Gregorius - what happens to Machado? Braced by the successes of Judge, Gary Sanchez and (fingers crossed, Greg Bird) would we need another hitter?

Obviously, there's a Johnstown flood of water yet to flow before any decisions get made. But here's a thought. Instead of chasing Harper and Machado, the Yankees might use all their 2019 movie money to sign Kershaws and Baumgarners. 

No complaints, but that long-held fantasy of Bryce Harper in our outfield might be vanishing with every MOAB dinger. And the real moral of the story is that every aspect of the Yankees future changes, depending on how real this guy is.