The injuries to Sanchez and Judge have kept them sidelined longer than many expected and there’s still no set timetable on when they might return. Sanchez is closer to returning now that the pain in his groin is gone and he’s running again, but with Judge, he’s still yet to swing a bat so it seems like we might not see him back at least until early September. That means the Yankees will be without their best hitter for at least another two to three weeks.
Although guys like Giancarlo Stanton, Didi Gregorius, and Miguel Andujar have all played well since Judge went down that hasn’t been enough to lead them to more wins because the rest of the lineup isn’t providing much production.