When it comes to the Yankees, most of July will be focused upon starting pitching. Moaning about what they have — show some aggressiveness, Sonny Gray. And craving what they don’t — how about the whole Triple-A roster for Jacob deGrom?
It is the Yankees’ greatest area of need, the one that most imperils outdoing the Red Sox to win the AL East.
Yet, perhaps for the final time in July 2018, let’s do a deeper dive into an offense that, despite averaging the majors’ second-most runs, creates tons of questions if they are too reliant on homers and too incapable with runners in scoring position.