3. Fielding issues
The Yankees have both the youth of the game and the veterans on the field this spring training. Those players who haven’t had a taste of the majors yet could be to blame for the massive amount of errors this spring.
But in reality, everyone has committed errors, even those that have more experience on the field.
The Yankees have committed 25 errors in 19 games so far. Some of those errors came from the hand of Chase Headley, the starting third basemen. Three, in particular, came from the normally smooth Starlin Castro. It seems everyone has a case of the yips.
That’s a terrible sign for the Yankees. With their starting rotation still under question, the Yankees need to make those common plays in the regular season. If they don’t, the innings will run longer. And with some younger pitchers on the mound, that might affect their mentality on the mound.
If they can’t fix those fielding miscues, there is no way they’ll be able to compete against the highly-competitive teams in the American League East. Also, if they can’t field a simple ground ball, they won’t be fun to watch.
The truth hurts, Yankees. Get it together or you might lose some viewers.
