Who's Hot:
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Andrew Miller
It's been a good year thus far for Miller
as he has seamlessly slid into the setup role after being the team's closer for
all of 2015. Sporting a 1.13 ERA and 15 strikeouts to go with his stellar
season numbers, it’s going to be very hard to even consider dealing Miller at
the deadline if he continues to perform like this.
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Aroldis Chapman
Since returning from an early season
suspension Chapman has been as good as advertised when the Yankees acquired
him. He's made mincemeat of hitters with his 100+ mph fastball, providing an
intimidation factor that is giving the Yankees back end trio marquee billing
in any close game.
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Brett Gardner
For the first time this season Gardner has
hit a sustained hot streak batting .556 over seven games and is stinging the
ball with an improved swing to boot. This a more than pleasant sight as he had
fallen on troubling times at the dish for the better part of two seasons.
Hopefully he can keep this consistency which would give fans and Girardi a
reason for optimism that the 32-year-old outfielders prolonged slumps are over
for the time being.
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Carlos Beltran
It continues to be a Renaissance season
for Beltran as he poured in a .345 average with 4 homers this week. Whatever
has gotten into the 40-year-old right fielder, the Yankees should hope that it
does not leave him anytime soon
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Jacoby Ellsbury
Having your leadoff man hitting well is
always a plus for any offense so that Yankees are definitely pleased with the
results Ellsbury has yielded this week. With a .360 average and .429 on base
percentage over seven games, He is giving the offense the spark it needs to get
going.
Who's Not:
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Brian McCann
Despite the success of the Yankees hitting
of late, things aren't going quite as well for McCann. Batting just .176 thus
week it was difficult for him to capitalize on his teammates good fortunes. To
be fair, he did have to deal with a hyperextended elbow for three days, however
it would be hard to say if his slump wasn't still concerning to the overall
picture.
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Dellin Betances
Perhaps the most shocking cold player of
the team is the "D" in the newly named "No Runs DMC". He
has a 7.36 ERA over seven games, a tremendously disappointing number for a
pitcher of his caliber. It will important for the Yankees to get his confidence
back up with a few strong outings without wearing him down too much. If the new
nickname is to stick, it will be highly important get the first guy back into
dominant form
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