@YESNetwork Yankees — last 30 days
* Strikeouts: 256
* Strikeout rate: approximately 27%
* MLB standing: among the very highest in baseball
* StatMuse currently has the Yankees 5th in total strikeouts (256) over the period, behind Pittsburgh (270) and a few others.
@TalkinYanks Category
Grade
Why it matters
Home-run dependence
D+
Too many rallies depend on one swing.
Contact with RISP
C-
About a .242 average with RISP is mediocre for this lineup.
Strikeouts in RBI situations
D
High strikeout tendencies reduce productive outs.
Productive outs C -
@YESNetwork@RealMichaelKay Removing home runs from a batting average RISP
isn’t a standard MLB stat, but using the Yankees’ season totals (474 hits, 86 HR), their average on non-home-run hits works out to roughly :
Overall batting average: .243
Batting average excluding home runs: ~.199
@GoldenKnights
Jack Eichel
He’s not the face of the team, but he might be one of the most structurally important players on the roster.
If USA wins gold, there’s a very good chance Eichel’s impact will be a major reason why — even if he’s not the one lifting the Conn Smythe
@Idaretobefree@RealAlexJones Maybe that is part of it they will ensnare the follow up hit squad and bring it all down from inception to the clean up squad and spin doctors ??? Just thinking
@Maskedmarvel812@JoezMcfLy Ummmmm yeah more than just post season 🤦🏻♂️ worst in major league or close to it If you subtract hone runs they are statistically worst in the history of the game and no team is even close