The Dodgers are the best team. The Phillies have slumped a bit, but they're good. I think the Brewers and Guardians are underrated, but that's just my personal opinion. If the Yankees are mediocre, then there is simply no room for many teams to be good.
Bill Madden can stop living in the past any day now.
The Yankees have one championship in the past 23 years. This isn't news.
To single out Verdugo and Holmes is downright weird and petty.
The other faces of the mediocre Yankees are: Rodon, Cortes, Stroman, Gleyber, Rizzo, Volpe, LeMahieu, Chisolm, Stanton, Wells, Trevino, Grisham, and pretty much the entire bullpen ... though, to be honest, the bullpen has been quite good, and that includes Holmes. Holmes is just under scrutiny because he was assigned the role of "closer" and he isn't Mariano Rivera.
Who did I miss?
Oswaldo Cabrera, Ben Rice, Jon Berti, Jahmai Jones, Taylor Trammell ... do any of these names ring a bell?
I take it back on Wells. I'll elevate Wells to "good."
Stanton has been better than I expected, but get serious. He's a one-trick pony who will strike out every time if the pitcher executes three good pitches.
So, in summary:
Three great players (Judge, Soto, and Cole elevated on account of he's the reigning CYA winner).
Three good players (Wells, Gil, and Schmidt).
Everyone else on the team is mediocre at best.
If you're looking for the "faces of mediocrity" on the 2024 Yankees, you're going to need a camera with a wide lens. One of those panoramic views.
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