Update On Yanks Hot Start

After the incredibly hot 37-17 start to the 2018 season the Yankees have cooled off a bit as they head into the All Star break. When I started this blog I used my first post to emphasize the record setting beginning to a New York Yankees season and how it set them up for a big year, with big expectations.

I mentioned how the new additions such as reigning NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton and first time manager Aaron Boone would mesh nicely with the rest of the young team that contributed to the Yankees success in 2017. As expected, the initial rate at which this years team was winning was unlikely to sustain. The team now sits at 59-30 as they approach the All Star break, which keeps them near the top of the league in wins and in a great position to earn a favorable seed come playoff time. The expectation for the Yankees to win now is still evident even after some minor injuries to Gary Sanchez, Masahiro Tanaka and Gleyber Torres.

With Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres and Aroldis Chapman headed to the All Star game in Washington D.C. and Giancarlo Stanton on the verge of joining them, if he gets the necessary votes, the Yankees have all of the star power they need to make a deep playoff push and finish the hot start to 2018 with a World Series ring.