2. Reliance on home runs
The Bronx Bombers are BACK! The Yankees have launched 27 home runs in their 19 games so far and are threatening to take this power show to the regular season.
Great, right? Yes and no. When the Yankees crush over 200 home runs in a season, they tend to make the playoffs. However, that seems to be all they’re doing this spring training.
It can be a great thing if they can club home runs and turn back into the Bronx Bombers this season. However, as a fan who has watched over several years, the concerns lie in the fact that over the years, the Yankees have relied too much on home runs to carry them through the season.
We’ve seen the potential power of all these guys, but they also need to work on driving in runners in scoring position in ways that don’t necessarily involve the long ball. In the majors, pitchers will be smarter and won’t throw meatballs over the plate.
It’s time the Yankees prove that they can handle the power and also find other ways to produce runs.
