BT and Sal aren’t overreacting to one ugly blowout loss to the putrid White Sox, but there were still some troubling signs that could be a factor in October.
Mainly, the inability to cash in with runners in scoring position.
The Bombers managed just two hits in 18 at-bats with runners in scoring position and left 16 men on base, managing just two runs despite logging nine hits and walking 11 times against one of the worst teams in league history. It’s just a drop in the bucket on the scale of a 162-game season, but given what has ended the Yankees’ runs in recent years, the lack of timely hits is a reason for worry.
“It still rears its ugly head sometimes with this team where they have the right situation with a couple productive outs to tack on 2-3 more runs,” BT said. “I still really like this team, I am very bullish on this Yankees team, but I still wonder about those situational spots in October, that they’re not fully rectified yet.”
Sal is in agreement, and says his biggest concern come October will be whether or not the Yankees will be able to come through with the big hit in close games.
“I don’t care about the five-game winning streak that seemed to change everybody’s mind back,” Sal said. “Nobody’s saying the Yankees are a bad team, however, they did play like the worst team aside the Chicago White Sox for seven weeks.
“I just don’t get it, how we’re still gonna trust Stanton, Austin Wells - who has been good - Gleyber Torres, you don’t trust him…those guys, at least one or two of them, are gonna have to produce, regardless what Soto and Judge do in front of them.”