The Yankees offense has quietly heated up in recent weeks
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Painful. Impotent. Futile. Just plain, plain awful. These words, and others like them, can be used to describe many things, but most relevantly to us here at Pinstripe Alley, they describe the Yankees offensive performance when the season began.
This has been well-documented here at the site: Tom and Peter have written about Aaron Hicks and his struggles from the left side of the plate, Erica has talked about how Clint Frazier is just being just too picky while Cooper has dissected the mechanics of his swing, and Jon reminded readers not to put too much stock into the small sample size of the early season and to trust the players’ track records.
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Once upon a time, the New York Yankees made a significant play at signing starting pitcher Patrick Corbin in free agency.
Despite his brother wearing a Yankees cap at his wedding, trying to convince him to join the Bronx Bombers, Corbin ultimately chose to sign a six-year, $140 million deal with the Washington Nationals.
And as they say, the rest is history.
Corbin had a stellar 2019 campaign with the Nationals, going 14-7 with a 3.25 ERA and 238 strikeouts in his first season in D.C. The southpaw took home the Warren Spahn Award, given out to the best left-handed pitcher in baseball.
Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire Unless the expected 2021 MLB season detours vastly from the script, the Los Angeles Dodgers should head into October as a strong bet to repeat as World Series champions. The Dodgers boast a deadly offensive attack, incredibly capable depth, and a starting rotation that if firing on all cylinders will be as good as any in the league. Enter arguably the sport s most eclectic player, Trevor Bauer. The defending NL CY Young winner signed a massively lucrative contract here as a free agent this winter, and as someone who still owns a career ERA close to four, he ll be under as much pressure as any pitcher in baseball. Pressure that will only ramp up in the playoffs.