Aaron Judge went 1 for 18 across four games versus the Boston Red Sox. No, it wasn’t because of the Home Run Derby. That explanation – to use one of many terrible workplace buzzwords – is low hanging fruit. We’ve seen writers like Devan Fink of SB Nation’s Beyond the Box Score break apart that myth, leading […]
Tag: Red Sox
Checking in on the rest of the AL East
Once again, the American League East is shaping up to be a chaotic assortment of teams with no clear favorite to win the division. The Yankees have more question marks than some other teams, but there’s no one team that screams “juggernaut” here. While some teams have more warts than others, the East is a […]
Recap: Yankees 8 Red Sox 5
The Yankees defeated the Red Sox 8-5 Sunday night completing a three-game sweep of the Red Sox in Boston for the first time since August of 2006. Top WPA Play: Despite the close final score and the Red Sox making it interesting against Andrew Miller in the ninth, the top WPA play of the game […]
Overreactions and Underreactions: Week 1
Welp. One week down and the Yankees record isn’t great. Power: out Morale: low. A lot of you might think the sky is falling. But here at BP Bronx we prefer our sky stays right where it should be. So rather than provide kindling for hot takes, we prescribe a reality check. What are we making […]
Ask BP Boston’s Editor: Initial Thoughts on the Yankees
You might know Ben Carsley. He’s the editor of the Baseball Prospectus Boston site and a Senior Fantasy Writer for BP. You can listen to him on the TINO podcast if you’re into that, can put up with Craig Goldstein and his “opinions”, and know that it’s not a podcast dedicated to Tino Martinez. You […]