The Yankees have been, across the board, mediocre this season, but in many ways, the reasons behind this mediocrity have been...strange. Heading into action on Friday, the Yankees stood at 41-39, eight games out of the division and behind four teams for the second wild card spot. Arguably the driving force behind the team’s mediocrity has been the their performance within the division.
Against AL East opponents so far this season, the Yankees have gone a measly 17-24 (a 67-win pace), scoring only 3.6 runs/game and allowing 4.3; against the rest of the league, that record is 24-15 (a 99-win pace), scoring 4.