YANKEES MAY HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH JASSON DOMINGUEZ

Not gonna lie, the Martian has me worried a little bit lately. He doesn't look like he knows where he is. He looks empty out there. Does he realize he is playing in Major League games? The Yankees need to get him back on track fast or we've got a big fundamental problem. 

I get it, Jasson Dominguez is young and he is only going to get better. I'm not denying that but, he's making some rookie mistakes that just can't happen. The Red Sox series was a disaster for him. I can't get past his overthrow to second base when that could've been an out. Then he doesn't realize what the count is and decides to travel 10 feet off of second base and gets caught in la la land and gunned down by catcher Carlos Narvaez threw the ball behind him to Trevor Story who easily tossed the ball to third and tagged him out. That just CANNOT happen.

Gotta stay tuned into the game, know what is happening and what the counts are. This is a basic, something he also had to do in the minors and when he was first learning how to play the game. I just don't get it. This was a huge blunder to a very messy series that just made the sweep even worse for me. Now I just can't stop thinking about it.

Aaron Boone says he spoke with Dominguez after the game and reinforced how important it is to stay engaged in the game and know what is happening and when but, it doesn't make me feel better. He killed the rally and at the end of the clip Boone looks pissed. If he would jump on his players like he does umpires instead of coddling his players we'd see less stupidity like this. Boone is a coddler, he didn't give Dominguez the tough feedback he needed to hear. He's soft, which makes the entire team soft.

Maybe Giancarlo Stanton coming back is exactly what this Yankees team needs. It could give Trent Grisham some more playing time and take some pressure off of Dominguez because he's cracking under pressure. Boone could platoon them more, but just because Boone CAN doesn't mean he will of course. Dominguez can hit but he struggles with fielding and defense....and apparently cant run bases or count to three.

This is a problem, and the Yankees have to get Dominguez up to a consistent and contributing major league player. The lack of fundamentals is what will kill this team. The AL East may be very average this year....but the Yankees are struggling against an average division and now have a 3.5 game lead. This is what happens when things break down.

I'm at my wits end with this one....

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj