Death, taxes, and Yankee fans complaining about “too many darn homers,” “winning the wrong way,” and “too much swinging for the fences and not enough situational hitting.” The first two truths of life remain at large, but the third has been subdued quite a bit thanks to the Yankees’ recent stellar play. In particular, clutch hitting performances from DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela, currently the top two players on the team in terms of both batting average and fWAR, have seemingly answered the prayers of fans dissatisfied with the Yankees’ usual three-true-outcome approach.
DJ LeMahieu, Gio Urshela, and the Yankees’ emphasis on exit velocity
