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well everyone pretty much thinks the Yankees are going to fall off and finish around .500 this year ... so ...
here is what they have:
Ellsbury and Gardner have been just about the best 1 - 2 hitters in baseball this year. Then, they have Rodriguez/Teixiera/McCann/Beltran who are K or HR hitters ... I think they all hit around .230 ... but if they hit it, it is usually hit hard.
They have a pretty subpar starting rotation ...
but then they have a Royals-esque 8th/9th inning bullpen ... if they are leading in the 8th ... the game is over. Betances / Miller is probably an even better combo than Davis / Holland (unless Holland starts throwing 95-96 again) ... and even then, they are flat out unhittable (especially Miller).
Now, with Betances, he has some command issues ... but that won't be a problem with the Royals ... because we swing at everything.
Let's put it this way ... if the game is tied after 7 ... expect a lot of extra inning baseball between the Yanks / Royals.
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