Brian Cashman and Joe Girardi face a month’s worth of season-defining decisions that will make or break the Yankees’ playoff chances.
There are four teams battling for the top spot in the AL East — each with significant weaknesses that have kept them from pulling away in the division.
“They are all flawed teams in some way, so the team that does the best job of filling those holes has the best chance of winning the division,” YES Network play-by-play man Michael Kay said of the Yankees, Rays, Blue Jays and Orioles.
The biggest worries in The Bronx involve an underperforming starting rotation and the lack of production from second base.