Everyone and his brother (and sister) seem to be handing the 2018 American League East crown to
The Evil Ones. And, it's understandable, given the 1-2-3 punch of
Aaron Judge,
Giancarlo Stanton, and
Gary Sanchez in their lineup. But, today,
The Pinstriped Posers signed 32-year-old Neil Walker to start the season for them at 2B. Walker hit .265 with
The Metropolitans and Brewers last season. And, earlier this off-season, they signed
Brandon Drury (a
serviceable player, but no great shakes) to
start the season for them at 3B.
Really? These are
The Bronx Bombers? Clearly, they don't trust their typically overly-hyped prospects (
Gleyber Torres and
Miguel Andujar) to be big-league-ready in their infield quite yet. And this infield weakness—added to their sub-par starting rotation—results in a team that will certainly score a ton of runs, but not necessarily
win a ton of games. They'll be
good, but probably not great.
