The New York Yankees have been one of the worst teams in baseball over the last few weeks, losing 10 of their last 12 games and 13 of their last 17.
The Yankees' sputtering offense looks lost without Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, averaging just 2.95 runs per game over their last 19. They've also struck out 17 times in each of their last two games, becoming the first team in Major League history to do so in back-to-back nine-inning games.
Following Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, New York manager Aaron Boone sounded shockingly unconcerned by his team's recent skid.
"I'm confident in our approach"
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Yankees are the first AL team to strikeout 17 times in back-to-back 9-inning games. Aaron Boone doesn't believe it's an approach issue. pic.twitter.com/LgFkA2abg4
"As far as approach, I'm confident in our approach. But we gotta get some guys on track right now. Some really good players, obviously, that are going through a tough time right now," Boone said Tuesday. "We're not gonna overhaul and change, but part of our approach is being a tough out and being situational, and we gotta do a better job of that right now."
Boone can say what he wants, but the Yankees' numbers and recent results speak for themselves. They've been one of the worst offenses in baseball since mid-June and have the fifth-most strikeouts in MLB this year. That's fine when Judge and Stanton are carrying the lineup with their power, but without them, New York needs to take a more small-ball approach and focus on putting the ball in play to manufacture runs.
Baseball is all about making adjustments. If the Yankees don't adapt, they should only expect more of the same.