No matter what everyone tells you about how the Yankees are “not ready to contend,” this team just feels like it’s not receiving enough love.
I know, I know there are tons of “ifs” that encircle them but there was a distinctive vibe in Yankee-land after the Baby Bombers made their 2016 season seem like a dawn of a new era rather than an immense failure.
After the deadline, New York went 32-26 including a near-perfect August that brought them from mediocrity into relevancy.
And yes, that was a team that shopped Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Carlos Beltran and Ivan Nova while lacking consistency in their rotation, an effective first baseman and a slow start from their powerful young right fielder.