Any miscues in the outfield will be forgiven if he continues to get on base at a. Gardner was the odd man out when Stanton was acquired, but he still has enough in those 34-year-old legs to play a passable center field.
Hicks has always had enough power and patience to make things work, but a more refined approach at the plate has given him a new lease on life in baseball. The former had a breakout season in 2017, hitting. Staying on the field has been - and will continue to be - the only thing that can stop him.Ĭenter field will be manned by some combination of Aaron Hicks, Brett Gardner, and Jacoby Ellsbury. That latter figure is more important we knew Stanton could crush dingers at will. His new outfield partner, Stanton, turned a similar trick in the National League, hitting a career-high 59 home runs in a career-high 159 games played. He also led the league in walks and bounced back from a second half swoon, setting himself up for another big season in 2018. He emphatically answered that question 52 times, setting a rookie home run record. The 25-year-old rookie entered the season with people questioning whether he would make enough contact for his 80-grade power to play up in games. Offseason headlines may have centered around Giancarlo Stanton, but the Yankees’ 2017 success was squarely on the very large shoulders of Aaron Judge. Key departures: 3B Todd Frazier, RHP Michael Pineda, 2B Starlin Castro, 3B Chase Headley, DH Matt Holliday, LHP Jaime Garcia Lineup Key additions: OF Giancarlo Stanton, 2B Neil Walker, IF Brandon Drury
2018 MLB SCHEDULE YANKEES FULL
They are good enough to compete already, and have the full Steinbrenner bankroll at their disposal when they need to supplement what might already be baseball’s deepest roster.
2018 MLB SCHEDULE YANKEES FREE
Sure, they traded for slugger Giancarlo Stanton, but the Yanks otherwise said “no thanks” to a wide open free agent market. To make things worse, they aren’t even spending yet. What was supposed to be a down year in 2017 turned into an exciting playoff run that ended on the doorstep of the World Series. Savvy moves elsewhere on the roster solidified their depth and bullpen, allowing the Yankees to arrive ahead of schedule. Sluggers Gary Sanchez and Aaron Judge powered the offense last year, while starters Luis Severino and Jordan Montgomery pitched beyond their years in the rotation. Those players haven’t reached the majors yet, but others have.
The Yanks used their financial means to their advantage under that system, signing players in bunches while laughing in the face of the tax MLB levied on them for it. They let their division rival take the headlines for signing Yoan Moncada, instead spreading roughly $15 million on several players, including 10 of Baseball America’s top 30 international prospects in 2014 (and four of the top 10). Years prior, the Yankees had gone on a spending spree on the international market. Those paying attention saw the truth: the rebuild had already begun. On the surface, it looked like the Yanks might need to think about the ‘r’ word: rebuilding. Led by aging veterans Mark Teixeira, Carlos Beltran, and Alex Rodriguez, those 2015 Yankees felt like a mirage. Though they made a Wild Card appearance the year before, that team didn’t feel like it had what it takes to develop into the juggernaut Yankees fans are used to seeing on an annual basis. Floundering (for them) after their last gasp at a title was squelched by our Detroit Tigers in the 2012 ALCS, the Yankees had endured three consecutive seasons on the outskirts of the playoff picture heading into 2016. It wasn’t supposed to be this easy for the New York Yankees.
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