Seven in a row!

While I’m not quite of the mindset that the NL is AAAA ball, its hard to think of two AL team that the Yankees could sweep back-to-back like they have the Astros and the Padres.  Both fine franchises, and I wish them well, but not against the Yankees!  The domination of the Yankees’ starting rotation has continued, and Joba has continued to prove that moving him into the rotation was beyond a doubt the right move.  The bullpen is managing his loss well, despite a few dingers given up by Edwar (who will have a bad outing from time to time) and Farnsworth (who will have a good outing from time to time).  Joba also made a linebacker stop at the plate to save a run - scary to think what could have happened if we experience a replay of Francisco Cervelli, though!

Seven games above .500 is a great place to be, but there’s still a lot of baseball to play and a lot of decisions to make.  With Wang out for months, there’s still a hole in the rotation, though the emergence of Joba and the resurgence of Moose has made it less of a scramble for a #1 and more of a search for a stop-gap while Hughes and Kennedy are also on the mend and adjusting to the big leagues. Also, the awakening of the Yankee offense has made the issue less pressing as well.  Earlier in the season, I predicted that Moose could win 10 games with the Yankee offense behind him, and I still believe that even a replacement-level starter can put together a few wins with that offense behind him.

The Yankees still have several games against weaker teams ahead of them to gain some ground, then it’ll be time to grind it out vs the AL East!  Stick around as the Quest continues!