Yankees: Looking for the Future

The Yankees won 1 of 3 against Cleveland, 1 of 2 against Detroit, and 1 of 4 against Tampa Bay, adding up to a 3-9 record over the last 12 games. The pitching has been mostly adequate, save for Andy Pettitte’s rough outings against Cleveland ant TB and Kei Igawa getting rocked in Detroit. However, the offense has been stagnant, scoring 2.8 runs per game in this span, and the constant problem is hitting with runners with scoring position, with a line of .249/.334/.386 over the season. The line drops to .228/.328/.346 with RISP w/ 2 outs. Granted, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada are on the DL, but the rest of the team has talented players–Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Bobby Abreu, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, with even Melky Cabrera showing what he can do–who should be able to pick up the slack. The pitching isn’t good enough–yet–to win us a championship.