The Yankees wrapped up their first week back in action with a blowout victory over the rival Boston Red Sox on Sunday night. It was nice cap to an otherwise sub-par allotment for the Bombers, going 2-4 through the first 6. Here is my take on the good and bad of the opening series of 2015.
The Good: - Alex Rodriguez was supposed to be aberration and distraction for the club the moment he stepped into camp, however not only has the 39 year old stayed to himself, he has shown a steady and productive bat that the team may actually be able to count on. It's still early, but this is a good sign for the Yankees.
- The bullpen has once again shown that it will be as successful as it has been the past 3 seasons. With pitchers like Andrew Miller, Betances, Chris Martin, and David Carpenter there should be no shortage of effective arms at their disposal.
The Bad: - Outside of the 14 run outburst on Sunday, the Yankee offense has been virtually nonexistent. Producing with runners in scoring position has been a chore and the teams .193 batting average over 5 games is not helping matters. They will have to be much better if they want to make a serious run in the division.
- Errors have plagued the Yankees each of the first 6 games as they have a Major League worst 9 to start off. A more alarming fact is that these mishaps have cost the team 9 runs, a trend that has already tested the sanity of fans and cannot continue going forward. It was expected that the defense would be much sharper sans Derek Jeter, but things have been a little worse for wear to say the least. Hopefully this is just a one week anomaly, otherwise it will be a long year on the diamond for the men in pinstripes.
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