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Originally Posted by NeedChapmans
Their schedule is cupcake through August EXCEPT for their series w/ Boston. 7 vs. the White Sox, 3 vs. KC, 3 vs. TX, 6 vs. BAL, 3 vs. DET ... they need to crush these other teams into dust and split vs. Boston to have a legitimate shot at the division going into September.
They can do that without Judge. Stanton has been hot; Didi has been solid and w/ Torres back, they should have enough pop to beat these teams even with 3-4-5 runs. Boone should leverage his pen as much as he needs to over the next four weeks to close this gap and give the Yankees a chance because I'm a firm believer that the WC play in game is disastrous for either Boston or NY. Even getting out of it means starting a 5 game series with your best pitcher unable to go twice.
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Never been a fan of the whole strength of schedule idea in baseball.