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We don’t need no stinkin’ runs
With Thursday night’s 8-2 loss to the Twins, the Yankees have averaged 2.5 runs over their last six games. Even though they’ve squeaked out 3 wins, it’s frustrating to watch. Yet despite their...
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The Situation: Leaving runners on base
With 12 runners left on base, including bases loaded in the 11th, Sunday’s loss to Baltimore is symptomatic of the Yankees’ recent stretch of poor results — It was another game of stranded runners....
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It feels like they’re hurting for runs
But, the Yankees have picked it up a notch in September, reversing a 2-month skid. Overall, the Yankees are 2nd in the AL in Runs Per Game at 4.83 (Texas at 5.02).
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These aren’t the base-cloggers we once knew
While the Yankees continue to win games, it’s certainly not because of their offense. As show by the chart below, their on-base percentage has fallen off a cliff. The Yankees currently have a team OBP...
View ArticleCan the Yankees keep winning despite poor offense?
Tuesday night’s 6-4 loss to Oakland is further proof that if the Yankees don’t throwing a pitching gem, they have a hard time winning games. Fortunately, the club’s pitching has been outstanding this...
View ArticleCash, quit playin’— call up someone
The offense is horrendous. There’s deserving candidates in Triple-A. You have 85 infielders on the roster and two outfielders that can’t hit. Make a move. (P.S. If you’re serious about making the...
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“This is the business we’ve chosen.”
Girardi on the lack of offense: I don’t see anything different in the approach that we’ve had all year. Our hitters have not changed who they are, in a sense, in their approach. We’re just not getting...
View ArticleYet, they’re only 2.5 games out — Part 1
The Yankees offense, as measured by wRC+, is currently ranked last in all of MLB for the month of June. Their wRC+ for the month is a measly 64. As a cohesive unit, the Yankees offense has been worth...
View ArticleYet, they’re only 2.5 games out — Part 2
Per wRC+ (100 being average), the Yankees have the three worst hitters in the AL East: Jayson Nix (68 wRC+) Vernon Wells (69 wRC+) Ichiro (74 wRC+) And due to lack of plate appearances, that doesn’t...
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Hitting It Where They Are: The Yankees’ Deteriorating BABIP
This is what happens when Vernon Wells, Jayson Nix and Ichiro occupy regular lineup slots… The Yankees BABIP is currently .277 to date in 2013. If that figure were to persist until the end of 2013,...
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Has the slide begun?
Lots of CC Sabathia articles out on Saturday in the MSM — about how he couldn’t hold a 3-run lead on Friday, about how he lost a no-hitter in the 6th, blah blah blah. However, CC Sabathia isn’t the...
View ArticleAt the break: Where the Yankees rank in the AL
OFFENSE Runs per game: 3.93 (tied for second-worst in AL) wRC+: 84 (tied for second-worst in the AL, 16% worse than average offense) wOBA: .299 (tied for second-worst in the AL) OBP: .307 (3rd-worst in...
View ArticleYankees’ hitting now exactly league-average
According to wRC+, the Yankees offense is now exactly league-average. The club’s 100 wRC+ ranks 13th in the bigs and 7th in the American League. The overall offense ranks 14th in MLB in terms of WAR...
View ArticleOffense in April: What worked and what did not
As we highlighted on April 30th, the Yankees offense was exactly league average when measured by wRC+ for the month of April. Individually, let’s see who was the team’s best and worst performers. We...
View ArticleThe Yankees’ biggest offensive problem: Under the board walk rates
Perhaps the most robust and lasting piece of knowledge to come out of sabermetrics is the importance of walks. Even TV broadcasts now regularly give a player’s on-base percentage, a nod to the fact...
View Article$290 million and all I got was this lousy offense
In the offseason, the Yankees committed $288 million in combined funds to the following players: Brian McCann, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran, Kelly Johnson, and Brian Roberts. To date, the Yankees...
View Article“Bombers” now averaging less runs per game than in 2013
After Monday night’s two-run offensive outburst, the Yankees are now averaging 3.99 runs per game this season. That ranks 16th in MLB. Even more startling is that this run production is now less than...
View ArticleNYY offense ranks 24th in WAR
Per Fangraphs, the Bronx “Bombers” offense ranks 24th in the bigs in Wins Above Replacement. The club’s 10.4 WAR ranks ahead of only the White Sox, Mariners, Rangers, Padres, Phillies, and Astros. In...
View ArticleKevin Long: “I’ve done everything I can”
Lots of articles lately from the MSM about how the offense needs to improve and even ones that question Derek Jeter. The Yankees offensive failings have been a two-year issue and Jeter has been poor...
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