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Right now, the New York Yankees face below 51.8% playoff odds, according to FanGraphs, while sitting at 50-44 and fourth place in the American League East. On the surface, this isn’t the end of the world; the Yankees are still only one game back from a playoff spot and will be getting Aaron Judge back at some point during the season. That being said, for a team expected to go out and win the division while competing for the title, this certainly isn’t good enough.
The Yankees are struggling to find consistency in their position player groups, not having “core pieces” and instead relying on a poor mix of underperforming position players.