The New York Yankees entered the season as the team to beat out of the AL East. They got Aaron Hicks, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Andújar, and Aaron Judge back after the 4-month hiatus, plus the signing of Gerrit Cole and the surge of Luke Voit and Gio Urshela.
Well, so far, so good for the Bronx Bombers, as they currently sit 1.5 games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays at the top of their division even despite the constant injuries and nagging pains of their superstars.
It seems like Aaron Boone’s team is just too deep and their ‘next-man-up’ mentality continues to bring them together. And one of the players who has stepped forward the most is definitely Voit, who opened up about the team’s depth as its biggest strength:
“We have the deepest team in baseball. Guys are coming up and providing us with innings, at-bats, everything. It’s really impressive. I’ve never been on a team that’s had this much depth. Guys have stepped in for big-time All-Star players and have done really well,” Voit told MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch.
Yankees Thriving Without Star Duo
Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge have once again been forced to miss time due to injury but both are expected to come back to the lineup rather sooner than later. Moreover, AL batting average leader DJ LeMahieu was sent to the IL list as well.
Even so, the Yankees haven’t missed a beat since the restart of the season. They’re currently sitting at a 16-7 record and getting a major boost from their rotation and unlikely heroes like Clint Frazier.
With a third of this year’s shortened season already in the books, it’s hard not to give the Yankees the nod as one of the most electrifying teams in baseball. Then again, they must finish the job this time.
