Friday, July 12, 2024

What is going on ??

 So - Yankees have  lost the last 7 series in a row - 

After a great start that they led the AL east by up to 3 1/2 games over Baltimore - and were at one point double digits over Boston - they are now  in 2nd place - 2 games back of  Baltimore - so a 5 1/2 game swing, and are in danger of Boston closing the gap  to one or two games before the All-Star break.  Sox play Kansas City

IS this Boones fault ?  - ALL Boones fault ?  - I do think he manages better in good times,,, and has little clue about what to do when they hit these lows ,,, and They seem to have LOW - Lows ...  a tailspin that they can't recover from.   When its not the starters,  it s the pen, or the closer , when they get good work from the pitching,, they can't score...-  and in Games where Judge does not get hits - they don't seem to score or win. . and while I like that Soto works the count and gets walks, Soto leads all of MLB with 79 bb's   and Judge at 65 - IMHO - they need to be more aggresive  with pitches in the strike zone - knowing that the team is getting little from the guys behind them in the Lineup... 

They need hitting help at the bottom of the order, Torres and Lemahiu are dreadful - they are  the new Aaron Hicks..   And runners in scoring position - forget it...   i think last night they were 1 for 9 ....  AND even though the players change year to year the result does not ....

Cashman and the front office have some hard choices to make - the only year that they are guaranteed to have Juan Soto is this year..... and no matter the team or the trade possibility - those teams are gonna want the Yankees best prospects - Jasson Dominguez and or Spencer Jones - both outfielders - that if you trade them away and DON't  sign Soto to a long term contract - you just lost out on whatever potential that Dominguez and Jones have...

They open in Baltimore tonight and are 2 and 5 to the Orioles this season - it's not a great mind set to have ,  but they can't get swept ...  We shall see ,... Does Boone Survive the weekend ??  Three weeks till the trad deadline of July 30 - who is still in pinstripes after that >?? and who if anyone of consequence do they add ?? 




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