Historically, the Yankees have been a notorious offensive threat. Hence their nickname as the Bronx Bombers. But 2016 was a step down from that, and as the 2017 season approaches with a suspect starting rotation, the offense may well need to pick up the slack. Which raises the obvious question – are they capable of doing that?
A quick look at the final offensive stats for all thirty teams shows that the Yankees lacked in every category with one lone exception. Twenty-five of the thirty teams in the league struck out more than the Yankees.
That’s it.