The ’ 12-5 loss in the first game of their final series of 2023 was emblematic of large swaths of the season as a whole. Starting pitching (Carlos Rodón in this case) put the team in a hole early, and the bats never really materialized against a punchless opposing starting pitcher to overcome the early deficit. Far too often this campaign, the roster assembled by GM Brian Cashman has looked overmatched by their opponents, and only a September turnaround spared him from a complete unmitigated disaster of a season.
The team is 16-10 in September, ensuring that Cashman avoided a pair of ignominious distinctions not seen in the Bronx in over 30 years.