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The New York Yankees have had a rough second half.
If we examine composite second-half rankings in MLB, the Yanks would be 25th among 30 squads with a 16-26 record after the All-Star break.
Between injuries, star players underperforming, and even off-the-field issues, the season has been ruined for a while.
Now, they are already thinking about 2024, calling up prospects such as Everson Pereira, Oswald Peraza, Oswaldo Cabrera, Jasson Dominguez, Austin Wells, and others to give them regular or semi-regular playing time in what is left of 2023.
In part because of that youth movement, the Yankees have won three straight games against the Detroit Tigers.
The series ends on Thursday, but with New York taking the first three contests, they have already wrapped it up.
It had been a while since the Yankees won a series.
“Yankees: 1st series win since July 21-23 vs Royals. Since that date, every other MLB team had won at least 2 series,” MLB stats expert Katie Sharp tweeted.
Yankees: 1st series win since July 21-23 vs Royals.
Since that date, every other MLB team had won at least 2 series.
— Katie Sharp (@ktsharp) August 31, 2023
The team made it more than a full month without taking a series.
That, for the Yankees, is extremely disappointing and even alarming.
The fans hope that with all the youth taking over in the last month of the season, they can experience some sort of turnaround.
The playoffs are not a realistic option at this time, but these Yankees can start laying out the foundation for the 2024 version of the team.
If they keep featuring young producers such as Anthony Volpe, Gleyber Torres, Dominguez, Peraza, Wells, and Cabrera; and if young pitchers like Drew Thorpe, Chase Hampton, Richard Fitts, Yoendrys Gomez, Matt Sauer and others can contribute in early 2024, look out: the Yankees have potential.
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