For those wondering when New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone might finally reach the boiling point over his team’s horrendous recent play, that moment may well have come on Saturday.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone let his frustrations show on Saturday after his team dropped another game at home.
“We’ve got to play better, period,” Boone said after the New York Yankees dropped a 5-2 decision at home to the Toronto Blue Jays, dropping their lead over the Blue Jays to seven games in the American League East as the Yankees fell to 4-14 in the month of August and 9-20 since the All-Star break.
From there, Boone’s tone intensified, telling reporters that, “The great thing is that it’s right in front of us,” as he slammed his hand down on the table holding the microphone for his postgame press conference.
You can see the video and hear Boone’s words below.
As he said in his postgame comments, Boone believes “we can fix it” … and his team certainly need to figure out their offensive issues as the once-high-powered Yankees have scored just 58 runs this month (3.22 runs per game). Compare that to July when New York averaged 6.42 runs per contest and it’s easy to see where the frustration lies.
New York made moves at the MLB trade deadline, but, as was pointed out in this article, those moves have not paid off yet. For example, Andrew Benintendi is slashing just .188/.296/.304 in 82 plate appearances since being acquired by the Yankees from the Kansas City Royals. Frankie Montas has a 9.00 ERA/5.55 FIP/1.714 WHIP in his three starts since coming to New York in a trade deadline deal with the Oakland A’s.
There is no question that the Yankees have the talent on their roster to regain the dominance they showed in the first three months of the season, but there’s also little doubt that Boone, general manager Brian Cashman, and several within the Yankees clubhouse are starting to feel the pressure of a season that started so promising but has fizzled in recent weeks.