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It's been an ugly past week or so for the New York Yankees, a very concerning sign for a team that was one of the best in Major League Baseball prior to this. Now sitting at 28-19, the Yankees are 3-7 over their last 10 games and are three games behind the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East.
Losing a series to the New York Mets is always going to be viewed as a bad thing, but given how poorly the Mets have played this season, dropping two of three in the Subway Series is just inexcusable, to put it lightly. Looking to win the series on Sunday afternoon, the Yankees had a real chance to do so before David Bednar blew the game in the ninth inning.
He gave up a three-run home run to Mets left fielder Tyrone Taylor, with the Yankees then falling in the 10th inning, 7-6.
The biggest problem throughout the year has been the Yankees' inability to get outs at a very high level in the bullpen.
The Yankees bullpen has some decent names in it and guys who have found success at the highest level, but if Bednar isn't throwing the baseball at the level he's expected to day in and day out, the Yankees bullpen looks a lot different than it typically does.
When looking at his numbers, there's really a lot to be worried about.
“This year, however, has been a different story — and it’s cause for concern given the club’s other options for the closer. With Sunday’s letdown, Bednar’s ERA inflated to 4.95 over 20 games. His 1.55 WHIP is way above his career average of 1.18. He’s blown two saves out of 12 tries — one fewer than he had all last season.
“Bednar has had trouble in two dangerous ways. Batters who’ve led off an inning against him have combined for a .313 average, a .421 on-base percentage and a .734 OPS. With two outs, batters are hitting .308 against him with a .333 OBP and a .756 OPS. Bednar acknowledged he’s having problems “putting guys away early.” Also, Bednar gave up a run in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ win Friday, and he’s allowed at least one base runner in 15 of 20 games,” Brendan Kuty of The Athletic wrote.
The Yankees showed last year that if they don't think their bullpen is in a good spot, they're going to go out and make a move for a closer, even if it isn't the popular decision.
Bednar might feel slighted by that decision, but it doesn't really seem like the Yankees have any other choice right now because they don't have another shutdown closer they can go to on their current roster.
I don't want to get emotional over a few rough outings, but Bednar's stuff just hasn't been at the level that we needed it to be right now.
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Losing a series to the New York Mets is always going to be viewed as a bad thing, but given how poorly the Mets have played this season, dropping two of three in the Subway Series is just inexcusable, to put it lightly. Looking to win the series on Sunday afternoon, the Yankees had a real chance to do so before David Bednar blew the game in the ninth inning.
He gave up a three-run home run to Mets left fielder Tyrone Taylor, with the Yankees then falling in the 10th inning, 7-6.
The biggest problem throughout the year has been the Yankees' inability to get outs at a very high level in the bullpen.
The Yankees bullpen has some decent names in it and guys who have found success at the highest level, but if Bednar isn't throwing the baseball at the level he's expected to day in and day out, the Yankees bullpen looks a lot different than it typically does.
When looking at his numbers, there's really a lot to be worried about.
“This year, however, has been a different story — and it’s cause for concern given the club’s other options for the closer. With Sunday’s letdown, Bednar’s ERA inflated to 4.95 over 20 games. His 1.55 WHIP is way above his career average of 1.18. He’s blown two saves out of 12 tries — one fewer than he had all last season.
“Bednar has had trouble in two dangerous ways. Batters who’ve led off an inning against him have combined for a .313 average, a .421 on-base percentage and a .734 OPS. With two outs, batters are hitting .308 against him with a .333 OBP and a .756 OPS. Bednar acknowledged he’s having problems “putting guys away early.” Also, Bednar gave up a run in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ win Friday, and he’s allowed at least one base runner in 15 of 20 games,” Brendan Kuty of The Athletic wrote.
The Yankees showed last year that if they don't think their bullpen is in a good spot, they're going to go out and make a move for a closer, even if it isn't the popular decision.
Bednar might feel slighted by that decision, but it doesn't really seem like the Yankees have any other choice right now because they don't have another shutdown closer they can go to on their current roster.
I don't want to get emotional over a few rough outings, but Bednar's stuff just hasn't been at the level that we needed it to be right now.
Continue reading...
