The New York Yankees regular season has gone according to plan in some respects, while other facets of the plan have gone awry. Nevertheless, superstar outfielders Aaron Judge and Juan Soto are doing their best to lift up a team that is desperate to win their franchise's 28th World Series. So far, the duo has definitely done their part, especially according to this nugget of information from OptaSTATS' on X, formerly Twitter.
“Aaron Judge and Juan Soto of the Yankees have combined to reach base safely (via H, BB or HBP) 427 times this season,” reported OptaSTATS. “The last pair of MLB teammates with more H+BB_HBP entering August was Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth for the 1930 Yankees (436).”
Aaron Judge, Juan Soto performing at historic level for Yankees
Many pundits predicted that the Yankees acquisition of Soto would be the best move made last offseason. So far, it seems that they were correct with that take. It feels as if Judge and Soto feed off of each other's greatness to make themselves better. This partnership in turn makes the aptly named Bronx Bombers one of the league's best offenses.
Yet, when Judge and Soto are off, or not playing to their MVP-like caliber usual selves, the Yankees don't have another offensive threat that can help pick up the slack. So far, the acquisition of former All-Star Jazz Chisholm Jr. has been a hit, but it's a move that happened not even a week ago. Hopefully, the pickup of a confident and young star like Chisholm Jr. will help spark a New York offense that has been very hot and cold lately.
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In Chisholm Jr., it feels like the Yankees finally a have version of Tony Lazzeri to go with a modern take on Ruth (Judge) and Gehrig (Soto). These are the foundations of an offense that could be at or near the top of the MLB's standings for the next decade. Most, if not all, of the Yankee championship teams had excellent offenses that ignited their title runs.
Lazzeri, Ruth and Gehrig led what is considered to be the MLB's best offensive unit ever, the 1927 “Murderer's Row” lineup. The name and starting nine are forever etched in baseball lore. Frequent adjectives to describe them include awe-inspiring, powerful, and dominant. Could title run number 28 be fueled by a new version of that iconic set of players? Once October ends, we could the dawn of a new era in New York Yankees baseball.
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