At the end of last year, I remarked that the Yankees’ 2018 season was modeled after Avengers: Infinity War. Instead of the Yankees taking on the role of Thanos, as we all would have preferred, they instead were the Avengers — a juggernaut of force that, despite their best efforts, fell just short of total victory. They have regrouped and will try to avenge their defeat.
Unfortunately for the Yankees, it seems that they have taken this comparison too literally, as half the starting lineup has vanished from the active roster before the first week of the season is out.