What's Gotten Into the Yankees Since the All-Star Break?
By the time the Midsummer Classic rolled around this year the Yankees - a team that was expected to be a top contender for the World Series - were reeling. Their high-powered offense was struggling to score runs, their lack of pitching depth seemed ripe to be exposed, and they sat eight games behind the upstart Boston Red Sox in the AL East. While the Yankees' record was a lackluster 46-43 at the break, they were actually playing a little worse than that. They had scored 370 runs with 369 surrendered, meaning that they had the profile of a .500 team. That's not exactly what Brian Cashman had in mind when he assessed his roster last winter. Brian Cashman assessing his roster last winter. YES Network/Wikimedia Commons Those dreary days seem so long ago now. Since the break the Yankees have been the class of the major leagues - their recent debacle with the Angels notwithstanding. They have ridden a 30-12 record to the pole position of the AL Wild Card race and are within striking...