"After Sunday, the Yankees had a collective .642 OPS, the worst in the majors; They scored 55 runs, tied for the least in the American league with the Tigers, who have played one more game than the Yankees. Their slugging percentage (.346) was second to last in the big leagues and their 16 home runs were tied for 19th.
'They strike out too much, they are hitting too many ground balls and I think the main culprit (of their offensive problems) is they are horrible in situational hitting,' one scout said."
I'm not sure this is fixable.
I think it's possible that the Baby Bombers may have fraudulently pumped up their numbers vs. Baltimore over the past few years.
Good pitchers now have to book on these guys and, while everyone in the ballpark knows that Gleyber is getting set up for an off-the-plate off-speed pitch, he gets fooled by it anyway.
The prototypical players who strike out a lot ... Giambi, Dunn, Jack Clark, etc. ... they usually had power and patience. A lot of strikeouts, a lot of home runs, a lot of walks. Makes sense if you think about it.
This is the situation with the current roster:
- Frazier: 14 Ks, 4 walks.
- Stanton: 18 ks, 4 walks.
- Judge: 15 ks, 5 walks.
- Hicks: 14 ks, 4 walks.
- Even Urshela: 13 ks, 3 walks.
Small sample size? Perhaps.
Also could be a sign of a broken approach.
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