Having not enjoyed their normal postseason success in recent years, the Yankees currently sit atop our power rankings. What's behind their success, and can they keep it up?
When you've won 27 World Titles as an organization, expectations remain high every year like they are for the New York Yankees. Too high, in fact, most of the time.
Despite finishing over .500 for the past 24 consecutive seasons, it's always seems like it's World Series or bust for New York. With just one postseason appearance since 2012 (a loss in the AL Wild Card round to the Houston Astros in 2015), that pressure gets ratcheted up, even if they're going through a different and unfamiliar phase as an organization.