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Wednesday September 17, 2014

Just How Bad are the 2014 Yankees?

The following stats are via Katie Sharp at “It's About the Money,” a Yankees blog:

  • For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Yankees will not have a player with more than 5.0 WAR, a mark that is considered the threshold for a “Superstar” player.
  • For the first time since 1968, the Yankees are not likely to have a player with 75 RBI.
  • For the first time since 1968, the Yankees probably won’t have a player with an average of .280 or better qualify for the batting title (Ellsbury is the leader at .273).
  • Entering this week the Yankees leader in OPS+ ... was Gardner at 118, meaning his OPS is 18 percent better than today’s average player. If that holds, it would be just the second season in the last 100 years that the Yankees did not have a player qualify for the batting title with an OPS+ of 120 or higher.

When you think about it, it's rather amazing the Yankees even have a winning record.

But don't worry, Katie, you'll get your superstar next year. A-Rod's due back, right?

Sad Yankees fan

2014: The year of the sad Yankees fan.

Posted at 12:16 PM on Wednesday September 17, 2014 in category Yankees Suck