Pessimism for the 2024 Yankees

By Paul Semendinger

March 2, 2024

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After yesterday's article, you knew this was coming...

While there is good to look for heading into the 2024 season... there are also some bad signs:

Jose Trevino - He was injured for most of 2023. He never played after July 17. When he did play, he batted only .210.

Anthony Rizzo - He suffered a concussion. He didn't play after August 1. From June 1 on, he batted just .171.

Gleyber Torres - Led the Yankees by grounding into 19 double plays in 2023.

Anthony Volpe - Had an OPS+ of just 81 in 2023.

D.J. LeMahieu - People keep talking about his great second half. It was one good month (August). In July, he batted .247. From September 1 on, he batted just .245.

Juan Soto - I'm sure his defense will be criticized, but, come on, even in this article I'm excited about Juan Soto!

Alex Verdugo - Outside of Fenway Park, he was just a .248 hitter in 2023.

Trent Grisham - He hasn't batted even .200 since 2021.

Aaron Judge - He was injured with a toe that still requires attention. After his return, he batted only .245.

Giancarlo Stanton - Batted only .191 in 2023. His batting average has gone down each of the last two seasons.

Austin Wells - Batted only .240 last year - in the Minor Leagues!

Gerrit Cole - While his winning percentage at Yankee Stadium was .818 in 2023, on the road, it was only .750. Wait... that's still great! (I am allowed to have some fun as I write this article.)

Nestor Cortes - He's only reached 100 innings pitched in one season in his entire MLB career.

Carlos Rodon - Had a winning percentage of .273 and an ERA of 6.85.

Marcus Stroman - For all his talent, he has a 77-76 lifetime record.

Clarke Schmidt - He threw 102 more innings last year than the season before. That's a cause for concern.

All of this is real. Let's hope that these numbers (except for Cole's) don't repeat in 2024.

Let's Go Yankees!