Fansided

Here are some bold predictions for the rest of the Yankees season

By Rucker Haringey

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Miguel Andujar #41 of the New York Yankees is chased by teammates Aaron Hicks #31 and Ronald Torreyes #74 of the New York Yankees after he drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium on May 4, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-6. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Miguel Andujar #41 of the New York Yankees is chased by teammates Aaron Hicks #31 and Ronald Torreyes #74 of the New York Yankees after he drove in the game winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium on May 4, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-6. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 5
Next

What does the rest of the season hold for the Yankees?

The New York Yankees entered the 2018 season with massive expectations. The team started a little slowly under first-year manager Aaron Boone, but lately the club has been white-hot. After winning 14 of 15 games it’s time to start thinking about what the rest of the season might hold for the AL East club.

That’s why we’re going to walk you through five bold predictions about what might happen the rest of the year for the Yankees. We start with a negative prediction about what might happen to the Yankees most productive starter of the season to date.

5. CC Sabathia’s ERA will finish over 4.50

No rational Yankees fan would have predicted CC Sabathia to start this season nearly this well. He’s dominated competition over his first six starts of the year. Currently, he’s sporting an ERA of just 1.39 to go along with his 2-0 record.

The hefty lefty deserves credit for completely remaking himself as a pitcher. He’s pivoted from a young power pitcher to a crafty veteran. Instead of blowing batters away with a fastball in the upper-90s, now he works the edges with his crafty off speed offerings. It’s a phenomenal transformation.

Unfortunately, the chances of it holding up all season long are pretty slim. His off speed stuff has been good this season, but it’s not like he features a devastating array of soft stuff. Expect batters to catch up with him as they see more of how he’s trying to work the margins.

In the end, it’s almost a certainty that Sabathia’s ERA is going to balloon as the season progresses. Counting on it finishing the year somewhere around 4.50. That won’t be good enough to really change the trajectory of his career, but it will exceed the low expectations many Yankee fans had for Sabathia coming into the season.

Home/New York Yankees