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Cleveland Indians: An in-depth look at the New York Yankees

By Aaron Gershon

CLEVELAND, OHIO - JULY 09: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians and the American League celebrates with Aroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees and the American League after defeating the National League All-Stars 4-3 in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - JULY 09: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians and the American League celebrates with Aroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees and the American League after defeating the National League All-Stars 4-3 in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 05: Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Aaron Judge #99 after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game One of the doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park on August 5, 2020 in Philadelphia City. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – AUGUST 05: Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees celebrates with Aaron Judge #99 after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game One of the doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park on August 5, 2020 in Philadelphia City. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

The best way to describe the 2020 Yankees would be streaky.

New York started the season red-hot as they won eight of their first nine games and eventually improved to 16-6. They then went onto lose 15 of their next 20 games, falling to .500 on the season at 21-21. This was followed by a ten-game winning streak that pushed the Yankees to 31-21 but the end of the season saw another slump as the Bombers went 2-6 in their final eight games to finish the 60-game spring 33-27.

Thus, depending on which version of the Yankees the Indians get, they could be in for a dogfight or have a favorable advantage.

When the Yankees are rolling, they’re among the most dangerous teams’ in baseball as during a series sweep of the playoff-bound Blue Jays in Mid-September, the Bombers set a franchise record with 19 home runs in a single-series and became the first team in MLB history to hit at least six home runs in three straight games.

However, when off, the Yankees pitching staff struggles to get out’s, their offense 1-9 all seem to struggle and their defense seemingly implodes.

What’s scary for the Indians is the Yankees are coming off a cold streak, which means they’re due to heat up.

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