ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - APRIL 10: Jay Bruce #30 of the New York Yankees reacts to a strike out in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on April 10, 2021 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
When your team can’t hit below average pitching, that means your top guys need to be in the lineup as much as humanly possible. No position player (except Aaron Judge, we guess) is going to get overworked at the onset of the year. Everyone’s ready to go.
But the New York Yankees are treating the start of 2021 as if their lineup is humming along in July.