What a difference a year makes for the Yankees.
For the Yankees, they can look back on last Oct. 18, a year ago Wednesday, as the day they clinched their win over Cleveland in the ALDS with a victory at the Stadium, thanks in part to Harrison Bader’s sudden power surge.. They signed Aaron Judge to the biggest deal in franchise history, only to see him waylaid by an injury in June.
They still don’t have a regular center fielder — and haven’t for the better part of the past two seasons since Brett Gardner’s final year, when he was 38. On the positive side, history indicates the Yankees should be improved next year. They’ve missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons just once since their long playoff drought ended in 1995, and if they can keep Judge healthy and on the field, he can mask plenty of other issues.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, four teams have followed up playoff seasons by going 2-14. That .125 winning percentage is the lowest for an NFL team coming off a postseason berth. The 1993 Houston Oilers were 12-4 and won the division, but Warren Moon was traded to the Vikings and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan left to become head coach of the Cardinals following the season. The next year, Houston fell to 2-14.The 2010-11 Colts’ steep plunge from a playoff perch coincided with Peyton Manning missing a season due to a neck injury.
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