When the New York Yankees started the 2021 season 5-10, with general manager Brian Cashman telling the media that the team had played a 15-game stretch they'd like to forget, the assumption from many observers around baseball was that the Bronx Bombers' offense would eventually come around, with the likes of DJ LeMahieu, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge anchoring the lineup.
The real question marks surrounded the pitching staff, with the success of the group hinging on the success of Corey Kluber, Jameson Taillon and Domingo German.