The 2018 season felt like a peculiar one for the Yankees. For starters, the team won 100 games and another do-or-die playoff game. Yet the majority of the atmosphere surrounding the team felt negative, at least from a fan perspective.
The Yanks also labored through an extended period of mediocrity, staying alive in the division race until late in the summer thanks to a torrid 16-1 stretch early in the season. Then there was the injury to Aaron Judge, and the ensuing nightmare of nearly a month of Shane Robinson patrolling the outfield.