The New York Yankees fell well short of the World Series this year, losing to the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.

Despite finishing with the same record as the Blue Jays in the regular season, the Yankees were completely overmatched against them in October, getting outscored 34-19 over the four games.

While much of the blame has fallen on manager Aaron Boone, New York’s front office also deserves criticism for building him a flawed roster.

Former Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez didn’t hold back after New York was eliminated on Wednesday, defending Boone and going after the team’s front office instead during FS1’s postgame show.

“Honestly from the entire organization, [Aaron Boone] is the guy I would circle that is the least to blame.”@AROD was critical of the Yankees front office after a disappointing finish to the season. pic.twitter.com/VA7RRVxjPd

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“Honestly, from the entire organization, he’s the one guy I would circle that is the least to blame,” Rodriguez said. “He’s got a lot of talent, but for me personally, one of the worst constructions of a roster I’ve ever seen. You have three left-handed catchers. You have five DHs. You have a first baseman in and out. It’s just a very difficult hand for Boone, and honestly, they were exposed against a much better Jays team.”

Rodriguez won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009, so he knows what it takes to win it all. New York hasn’t won a championship since then.

The three-time AL MVP is right in that Brian Cashman deserves much of the blame as well. The Yankees simply weren’t good enough to win it all this year, regardless of how well Boone managed.

While Boone expects to be back next season, it will be another interesting offseason in the Bronx as New York tries to recover from its latest postseason failure.