The past couple weeks have not been great for the Yankees. A 4-14 stretch to start August saw their lead in the AL East go from 12 games down to seven, and it would’ve been even lower had it not been for a crucial Andrew Benintendi home run against the Blue Jays on the 21st.
While it’s clear the Yankees aren’t as good as their early season historic win pace, they also aren’t quite this bad. You can absolutely put some of the blame on some possibly ill-advised trade deadline moves and the roster construction in general.