Well, clearly you can't win when you don't hit. And you can't win when you can't pitch so therefore, the Yankees lose 6-1 to the Detroit Tigers, in a game that they needed to win. Because these wins are necessary if the Yankees want to be competitive in their division and unstoppable in others. Once again it comes down to the Yankee offense and no hits equalling another unfortunate loss for the Bombers.
The New York Post said it best when it said, it came down to a little bit of everything that killed the Yankees chances of winning Saturday, leaving Sunday to salvage a Yankees spoiler for a Tiger sweep. "The defeat Saturday featured a bit of everything: another no-show from the lineup and a start from rookie Deivi Garcia that proved he is a long way from fulfilling whatever potential the Yankees believe he has. The offense produced just three hits and Garcia once again couldn’t get out of the fifth inning."
Watching the Yankees in a local pub in Staten Island was a real treat. But, seeing the Yankees not even compete against the Tigers was deflating. And add the fact that the cross town rival New York Mets beat their division rival Atlanta Braves 13-2– the loss is even more deflating.
“Anytime, offensively, you don’t mount much or you’re struggling to score runs, it always has that look of being flat,’’ Boone said. “As long as we do this [and continue to slump], it has that look. I know guys are preparing. I know how much they care. I know the level of frustration. It’s not happening. We’ve just got to keep working at it,” reported the Post.
Boone's words don't help fans like us who know how important wins against teams like the Tigers to the overall profile for the Yankees. Let's break up the sweep and take one from the subpar Tiger team. To do this, the Yankees need to hit. And hit with purpose. While rallying behind Yankee Sunday starter Michael King, someone I think should be the fifth starter for the Yankees anyway! Let's go Yankees. And let's go King!
--Suzie Pinstripe
BYB Managing Editor
Twitter: @Suzieprof
Very good article! At this point the Yankees have a critical need to make some roster moves. Chris Gittens & Thomas Milone need to come up ASAP. Kluber can be put on the 60 day injury list freeing up one roster spot on the 40 man which Gittens could fill. Ford could then be traded or DFA'd to make room for Milone.
ReplyDeleteMilone is good with the bat and he hits from the left side and he's got versatility in that he can play left and center. He has started the year very hot in AAA and he would provide a little more lineup balance to go along with Wade & Gardy.
Gittens is an excellent defensive first baseman and his bat would be a big boost for this struggling team. Milone gets on base and he moves runners along.
The Yankees desperately need to address the defense since the offense isn't scoring. Gittens is a dramatic upgrade at first base defensively and bringing him up allows the Yankees to strengthen the defense on the whole right side of the infield as DJ LeMahieu absolutely needs to be the everyday second baseman.
Boone would then have the ability to start creating favorable matchups. Left-handed hitters would be Odor, Wade, Gardy & Milone..
As the trade deadline approaches the Yankees could take a run at a left-handed or switch hitting Center Fielder and they could also look to move on from Odor.
It's time to pull the plug on players who are not performing. Guys like Frazier and Ford can figure it out at AAA where games don't matter.
The Yankees should also look to trade Sanchez if any teams are desperate for catching. Brantley is a solid backup catcher and he also hits left-handed and would be a defensive upgrade from Gary.
Cashman needs to get it in gear and start making some moves before the Yankees are out of contention.
Tyler Wade is showing his versatility right now but make no mistake, the Yankees are reaching critical mass right now if they plan on starting Wade regularly in CF.
Gardy is another guy who's not performing. He has a great track record and deserves a little bit longer of a leash but at the same time if the Yankees can upgrade they need to do it.