Day 293

Fresh Start_293: All I can say is WOW at this point
I’ve been cautious to write this piece for 2 months and some change, but here it goes… I am a firm believer in the New York Yankees. I have tried to keep my head level with the bombers for as long as possible. Even with the Aaron Judge hype train starting and leaving the station, I remained realistic with what Judge could do. I am no longer realistic.

With it being June 11th, the Yankees are now 37-23 with a ton of games left on the schedule. The Yankees are 3.5 games up in the division as they head out to the West Coast to play the Angels. These bombers end a 6-game AL East home stand and 13 straight games against AL East opponents on a high note. 5-1 on the home stand and 8-5 over those 13 games to give themselves a nice lead in the division heading out on a West Coast trip.

There is no question that it is still relatively early in terms of the baseball season, and the Yankees still have a long way to go with some questions that still have to come up positive for the Yanks. Back when I did my MLB outlook of every team in baseball before Spring Training, I knew this offense would be good (just not this good), the bullpen would be one of the best in the game (obviously you don’t plan for injuries {still a good bullpen}), and the starting rotation would be decent but shaky (and so far they have been one of the best staff’s in the entire league).

The Yankees have probably the best offense in baseball, a good bullpen that will get better when Chapman gets healthy, and a starting rotation that has overachieved tremendously. Luis Severino has proved all the doubters wrong; me included, C.C. Sabathia seems like he has learned how to pitch with less velocity, Michael Pineda seems like he is starting to deliver on some of his massive potential, and the bombers are doing this with a struggling Masahiro Tanaka. I personally believe that Tanaka is hurt and won’t tell Joe Girardi, Brian Cashman, or the Steinbrenner family.

On the offensive side of the ball, Aaron Judge might be the AL MVP and Rookie of the Year, Starlin Castro is becoming an elite second baseman, Gary Sanchez is still Gary Sanchez, and Matt Holiday looks like one of the best free agent signings in recent memory by Brian Cashman. Holiday is batting .284 with 13 homers and 44 RBI’s but he also seems like one of the many clubhouse leaders in the Bronx, that these baby bombers have gravitated around him.

Being a Yankee fan, I pleaded with the rest of the fanbase back in early 2016, that reinforcements were on the way, and well they are here and playing extremely well. Not to mention guys like Gleyber Torres, Clint Frazier, and Justice Sheffield are still in the minors just waiting for the big-league call. It as exciting as ever to be a Yankee fan, I cannot wait to see what this roster can accomplish through the summer, and hopefully into the playoffs in late September. The weather is getting better, and so are the New York Yankees—just ask Aaron Judge’s 495-foot homer that he hit earlier today. This may sound familiar, start spreading the news the Yankees have won today, and LET’S GO YANKEES!
Sources:(mlb.com)

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