The New York Yankees had the majors’ best offense in the first half. I know, it seems like ages ago, but in reality, it was just about seven weeks ago. Before the break, they led the majors in fWAR with 22.7, and in wRC+ with 122. They were also first in runs scored with 497, and home runs with 157. They were on top of the world.
Before Friday’s game, New York fell to third in wRC+ (115) and fWAR, with 27.5, because they have been sleepwalking during the entire second half. At the time of this article’s submission, the numbers hadn’t updated, but Friday’s embarrassing shutout at the Trop only sank them lower.