On Sunday, Tyler explained how the 2018 Yankees are reverting to 2013-like measures to put a lineup together, thanks to an unfortunate string of injuries and an unshakable dedication to staying beneath the coveted luxury tax. As Tyler said in his post, the Yankees have eschewed external upgrades and instead have tried to frantically plug holes from within. All this because they avoid spending extra money on what they see as a temporary problem.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, and their fans, the problem doesn’t seem so temporary anymore. Aaron Judge went down with a fractured wrist just before the trade deadline, but we immediately heard that he could start taking dry swings within 10 days.