It’s no secret that the Yankees’ offense has been much less potent than expected — going into the season, it looked like — to borrow a phrase that Michael Kay used on the broadcast the other day — there were “no landing spots” for a pitcher in the Yankee lineup. As the season has progressed, though, it has instead become loaded with landing spots. Despite the fact that the team has the third-highest hard-hit percentage in the league (42.5%), fifth-highest barrel percentage (9.2%), and second-highest walk rate (10.8%), the Yankees cumulatively have a decidedly below-average offense, with a 98 wRC+ and a bottom-seven 3.
How have opposing pitchers neutralized the Yankees’ power?
