The Yankees haven’t hit since Aaron Judge suffered his toe injury, but GM Brian Cashman insists their lineup is still strong without their star.
Heading into Tuesday, the Yankees had played a dozen gamesVeteran hitters DJ LeMahieu, Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton and Josh Donaldson have failed to make up for Judge’s absence, and considering how much the team struggled offensively without Judge earlier in the season, as well as when he slumped in last year’s playoffs, it’s fair to wonder if they are simply over reliant on their right fielder.
General manager Brian Cashman says the Yankees miss Aaron Judge, but said he still believes some players in the lineup can do “Judge-like things.”That hasn’t happened, as the team has mostly flailed without Judge, seemingly underpaid at $40 million this season.“I understand the question,” Cashman said. “With Judge down right now and earlier this year [with a hip strain in May], our offense is completely different. Hopefully that’s more of an aberration.
LeMahieu, who did not play Tuesday, has just six extra-base hits — and 30 strikeouts — and an OPS of .511 in his previous 28 games. Cashman backed his coaching staff despite the recent results, saying, “There’s nothing in our approach that’s causing it. … I think over the course of time, there will be a market correction, and we’ll return to our norm.”He also supported the players despite entering Tuesday having lost four in a row, leaving them a season-high 10 ½ games back of the first-place Rays in the AL East.
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