3. New York Yankees
The sky is the limit for the Yankees in teams of potential. They’re legitimate World Series contenders that on paper have one of, if not the, best teams in MLB. The problem is they’re so boom or bust and this weekend we saw the bust side.
The Yankees high powered offense was silenced as the Blue Jays took two of three in The Bronx, holding the Yankees to just eight runs over three games.
It took exactly eight innings for the boos to start for Giancarlo Stanton, who is one of the most exciting players in the league when he actually makes contact. Unfortunately, he didn’t do much of that, starting off the season 0-8. Aaron Hicks struck out in seven of his 12 at bats.
This is a routine problem for the Yankees, who go stretches where they struggle to make contact. When the bats go quiet, it almost doesn’t matter how well the pitching does.
At least Gary Sanchez remembered how to hit, showing off some of what made him one of the best hitting catchers in the league. He’s responsible for the Yankees’ only two home runs of the season so far.
The pitching doesn’t at all qualify as disappointing, except for a three inning start from Domingo Germán on Sunday in which he gave up three runs. The positive to that is reliever Michael King stepped up out of the bullpen to toss six innings of one hit baseball.
Yankee haters should enjoy this series, because once the big bats come alive, the entire Major League is in big trouble.