The Yankees have not had the best month. Over the past few weeks, they’ve scuffled along around .500. Their best player, Aaron Judge, injured his wrist. Their closer just went on the DL with knee issues. Perhaps their most delightful player, Didi Gregorius, hurt his heel. And who could forget the fracas surrounding Gary Sanchez, his injured groin, and his failure to run out a groundball in Tampa Bay?
It’s all been enough to create a sort of malaise around the team. The Yankees haven’tt won all that much, have been struck by a brutal rash of injuries, and have suffered some particularly wrenching losses (namely the four-game sweep in Boston).