It’s easy to be excited about the 2013 Yankees. After 44 games the Yankees are tied for the second best record in Baseball, are on a 103 win pace, are 8-3 in one run games, virtually all of Cashman’s thought-to-be desperate offseason acquisitions have worked out, and for the first time since 1996, the New York Yankees are the scrappy underdogs (as much as a team with a $224M payroll can be an underdog). But with $94.5M in payroll either on the DL or spent time on the DL this season, first place in the AL East is an extreme over-achievement in the young 2013 season. (
What to Make Of All These Comebacks
It’s easy to be excited about the 2013 Yankees. After 44 games the Yankees are tied for the second best record in Baseball, are on a 103 win pace, are 8-3 in one run games, virtually all of Cashman’s thought-to-be desperate offseason acquisitions have worked out, and for the first time since 1996, the New York Yankees are the scrappy underdogs (as much as a team with a $224M payroll can be an underdog). But with $94.5M in payroll either on the DL or spent time on the DL this season, first place in the AL East is an extreme over-achievement in the young 2013 season. (