Yankees Slut

Are the Yankees’ annual summer downturns a “normal part of the game”, or are they unique? Last night, Aaron Judge had this to say of the Yankees’ current 6-13 spell: "We’re going to go through two of these a year, every good team does. …” As a quick spot-check, I looked up…

Playing clean and focused baseball doesn’t require anger, but some passion is needed. They have a lot of passion for the umpires.

Ace on the hill. Deliver the goods max 🙏🏻

I don’t think you know the Yankees that well if you think they’d even consider trading Spencer Jones. Would be completely out of character. Good news is all of their targets will cost less. Bad news is they still have to compete for those targets.

Tonight was the most important win of the year, and tomorrow is the most important game of the year.

Ben Rice is finally rewarded, and so are the Yankees. This would be a really big one to finish off.

It's kind of stunning how often they are pushing Loaisiga into a second inning. Have there been any successful instances?

Jomboy asked Aaron Boone (paraphrase): "Do you think your defense of Volpe is so emphatic, that it might be drawing more attention to him?". The question cuts to the core of the Yankees' PR problem: deflection vs repression. Jeter as we know was a master of the former.…

It’s so disheartening. If the series feels like a “test”… evenly matched or overmatched. Crucial to win. Regular or post. They routinely disappoint. And self-sabotage.

Eugenio Suarez homers again as his trade value soars. That’s his 3rd HR in 2 games.

It’s important that the Yankees sweep the Blue Jays this week.

In this context, I still regard Eugenio Suárez as a priority. With respect to aggregate production, it's not a major need. But I think running a 9-man deep lineup (even compared to 8) can make a huge difference at the game level. The stress the opponent endures can swing games.

Yankees MLB ranks: OPS: 1st wRC+: 1st wOBA: 1st wOBACON: 1st barrel %: 1st hard hit %: 1st xSLG: 1st xwOBA: 1st xwOBACON: 1st They boast 7 hitters with a wRC+ above 112, 5 of whom are above 120.

Spencer Jones has been the best hitter in minor league baseball this season, and it’s not even close. 👀 His 196 wRC+ leads all of the minor leagues and the next highest is Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota with a 187 wRC+ 😱