Now that another Yankee season has concluded prematurely without a championship trophy, the usual finger-pointing begins and fans in every corner of Yankeeland are looking for culprits. But I’m here to say in this latest playoff elimination at the hands of the Blue Jays the blame should fall squarely on the players themselves.

In short, the Blue Jays proved themselves to be a better team — and that was not the fault of Yankees GM Brian Cashman. He did everything he could to, first, pivot to other areas of need after Juan Soto’s defection last December and, later, to shore up the infield defense midseason, and finally to land a top-flight closer in David Bednar along with a much-needed burst of speed and energy in Jose Caballero at the trade deadline.

You could certainly make the case — a

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