We have spent a lot of time and hundreds of words discussing the Yankees lineup, the inconsistent offense, the superlative defense, and their bullpen. However, the bench is also an important part of a championship tea,; and the Yanks’ unit didn’t look very good in Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians.
Yes, outside of an early two-run shot by Giancarlo Stanton against Shane Bieber, the offense just wasn’t there. However, the current Yankees bench doesn’t offer many offensive solutions late in games, even if it’s understandable to some degree that hitting isn’t the bench group’s forte.