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The Yankees lineup is crumbling beneath Aaron Judge in the ALCS Does the front office have a plan to solidify it

10/21/2022 10:08:00 PM

The Yankees lineup is crumbling beneath Aaron Judge in the ALCS Does the front office have a plan to solidify it

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The Yankees lineup is crumbling beneath Aaron Judge in the ALCS Does the front office have a plan to solidify it The New York Yankees are in an odd and precarious position. They're one step from that precious peak, the World Series, and also fighting every day to find a shred of solid ground in the batter's box. Two losses to the Houston Astros to begin the ALCS have magnified the instability of the Yankees offense. This is a lineup in flux, with high-stakes questions demanding answers both immediately — as the series shifts to New York Saturday — and in the anxious winter ahead. Who else is going to reliably hit alongside Aaron Judge now? And would his supporting cast actually improve if he chooses to remain with the Yankees this offseason? Of the 10 Yankees hitters who took the most plate appearances in the second half, only three posted better than average batting linesAaron Boone, Brian Cashman caught between past and futureCashman's choice raised more eyebrows when Carlos Correa signed a deal with the Minnesota Twins that allowed him — perhaps even encouraged him — to opt out after one season Minnesota paid their tandem $41.65 million for two seasons of strong production that totaled 6.8 FanGraphs WAR. Donaldson and Kiner-Falefa, meanwhile, both finished the season with batting lines worse than league average. The Yankees wound up with a $28.45 million tab for 2.9 WAR, and still have $21.75 million committed to a 37-year-old Donaldson next year. Read more:
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The pop star revisits her best—and boldest—outfits over her career. Read more >> Madame Tussauds New York brings new horror experience for the Halloween season amNewYorkStarting on Oct. 21, visitors of Madame Tussauds New York can come face-to-face with wax figures of some iconic horror movie characters in the museum's new horror experience, Warner Bros. Icons of Horror. 'The Watcher' fans causing headaches for homeowners in Rye, New York and Westfield, New JerseyThe worldwide popularity of 'The Watcher' on Netflix is now causing headaches for homeowners in two of our suburbs. AielloTV reports. AielloTV I got an idea for those people...how bout just not opening the letters? No return address...rip it up and throw it out. Same thing with cyberbullying you can always shut it off El Paso halts practice of busing migrants to New York and Chicago, citing new expulsion policyOfficials in El Paso, Texas, discontinued this week the practice of transporting migrants to New York City and Chicago by bus, citing a new Biden administration policy designed to deter Venezuelan migrants from crossing the southern border illegally. A question that should be asked at every interview, of every candidate: Do you support mandatory Covid-19 vaccines for children to be able to attend school. Designed to keep them in the border towns as usual. Nothing deters these illegals. Too bad, you'd think they should be distributed evenly all over the country. Not really a “new” idea or policy. He’s basically returning to a Trump era policy to claim they’re doing something to control the border before the midterms. 🙄 3 takeaways as Devils roll Islanders in 4-1 blowoutThe New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders, 4-1, on Thursday. Astros vs. Yankees live updates: New York responds thanks to Framber Valdez's errorsAstros vs. Yankees live updates: Framber Valdez has been a liability fielding his position all season. It manifested itself in Game 2 of the ALDS and, again, in the fourth inning tonight. Someone tell the announcers on TBS the error could have been prevented if the catcher told the Astros pitcher where to throw the ball. That's the catcher's job on that play. The catcher you can see what's happening at 1st and 2nd with regards to runners. Astros vs. Yankees live updates: No Game 3 starter yet, new spot for Yordan AlvarezThe Astros, with a 1-0 lead after winning Wednesday's opener, resume their American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees at 6:37 p.m. Thursday at Minute Maid Park. Follow along here for live updates and analysis: that's exactly what Judge's superhuman 62-homer season did .Starting on Oct.02:13 RYE, N.policy designed to deter Venezuelan migrants from crossing the southern border illegally, a city spokesperson told CBS News. If you look at overall team offensive production in the second half, the Yankees look perfectly solid. They ranked eighth in baseball by FanGraphs' park-adjusted metric wRC+, sandwiched between the two clubs vying for the NL pennant. Icons of Horror. But Judge, who was an astounding 151% better than the league average hitter over that span, accounted for an unwieldy amount of their success. The series is loosely based on true events that unfolded at a home in New Jersey . Of the 10 Yankees hitters who took the most plate appearances in the second half, only three posted better than average batting lines . and New Line Cinema. The Padres and Phillies, on the other hand, had eight above-average hitters apiece among their 10 most used batters.S. When October baseball pares down the pitching and amps up the difficulty level, that sort of imbalance can become a glaring, line-breaking menace. “We know Warner Bros.  The homeowner and neighbors are dealing with thanks to"The Watcher" on Netflix, a drama about a family traumatized by creepy letters. Aaron Boone, Brian Cashman caught between past and future Last winter, the chief question facing longtime Yankees GM Brian Cashman revolved around the left side of the infield. With big-ticket shortstops Carlos Correa and Corey Seager on the market, Cashman chose to instead attempt to build a bridge to highly rated prospects Anthony Volpe and Oswald Peraza.” Each room will include a wax figure of the character in a fully immersive scene based on the films. Eschewing the free agent options, he traded for defense-first shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and the aging third baseman Josh Donaldson. The Netflix show was actually filmed at a home in Rye, New York and it, too, is attracting the curious. Where the Yankees were perhaps understandably unwilling to commit to Seager for the 10 years he agreed upon with the Texas Rangers, Cashman's choice raised more eyebrows when Carlos Correa signed a deal with the Minnesota Twins that allowed him — perhaps even encouraged him — to opt out after one season . Madame Tussauds New York is located at 234 W 42nd St." Beyond halting its busing effort, El Paso on Thursday closed a reception center it had opened to accommodate migrant families released by federal border officials and allowed to seek U. That deal paid Correa $35.1 million in 2022, and paired him Gio Urshela, who the Yankees dealt away to land Kiner-Falefa and Donaldson. Tickets are available at. You didn't know, the plots was twisting and turning . The comparison between very realistic options is stark. Minnesota paid their tandem $41.65 million for two seasons of strong production that totaled 6. It was just a fantastic, well-done movie. "Everyone worked together within their scope toward the same goals: decompression efforts, policies to lower the number of asylum seekers reaching our border and treating every individual as each one of us would like to be treated, with dignity and respect," Leeser said. 8 FanGraphs WAR. Donaldson and Kiner-Falefa, meanwhile, both finished the season with batting lines worse than league average. The Yankees wound up with a $28. Some fans have knocked on her door and tried to talk to her kids.45 million tab for 2.9 WAR, and still have $21. southern border. 75 million committed to a 37-year-old Donaldson next year. The identity of the"Watcher" remains unsolved. Increasingly unsure of Kiner-Falefa, the Yankees began occasionally deploying pop-up rookie Oswaldo Cabrera at shortstop for his superior offensive spark. Then, in September, they brought up Peraza — viewed as the second-best of the prospects behind Volpe — for his debut. He showed significant promise in 18 games, batting .306 and displaying plate discipline that hinted at a decent level of comfort against major-league pitching. Under an operation authorized this spring by Gov. But then the Yankees left Peraza off the ALDS roster entirely. He joined the roster for the ALCS after Aaron Hicks’ knee injury necessitated a change, and was thrust into the starting lineup in Game 2. The Yankees know more about Peraza’s development than you or I, but given the weight placed on Volpe and Peraza, shouldn’t he be getting a full opportunity to stop the carousel at shortstop? Maybe he will get that now. Whether it’s helpful in the Astros series may matter even less than how the front office’s priorities are perceived by the man with a bird’s eye view from right field. Is this a team built to win around Aaron Judge? As Aaron Judge surveys his suitors this offseason, are the Yankees the one most committed to building a winner around him? It sounds like an absurd question, and it has been for much of the past 30 years.C. But the Yankees’ choices in recent offseasons feel like a recalibration, if not an outright retrenchment. After flexing to get Giancarlo Stanton and Gerrit Cole, they also spent to retain DJ LeMahieu. It may be that the injury-hampered, aging results they are getting from Stanton and LeMahieu, combined with this crop of intriguing shortstop prospects, has altered the tendencies of the second-generation Steinbrenners, or of Cashman himself. They ran out the oldest crop of position players in baseball in 2022 , which isn't necessarily a bad thing — ask the 2021 San Francisco Giants. But the other side of that coin can reveal itself quickly — ask the 2022 San Francisco Giants. The teams with similarly stacked payrolls and ambitions — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and those ever-present Astros — are invested in younger, seemingly more durable position players than the Yankees currently are. Stanton is signed through at least 2027, LeMahieu through 2026. Anthony Rizzo is inked as a stable presence for at least 2023. As for the only hitters of note under age 30, Torres is scheduled to remain under team control through 2024 and Bader will reach free agency after 2023. That lean toward veterans is informed by relatively sparse development wins on the position player front and also creates immense pressure to change the pattern. Where the Yankees have been wildly successful in finding and growing pitchers, those clubs they run with financially, and chase in terms of on-field success, have a more robust recent track record of filling their rosters with productive young hitters. Cashman and company clearly believe that they're about to introduce the baseball world to some of their own. But does Judge — whose value they very publicly assessed in the spring — buy into the future they're selling? And are they willing to pay up to convince him of their commitment? Based off 2022, you could understand if the promises look as empty as the bottom of the batting order. Your browser does not support HTML5 audio. Listen .