The flip side is that beyond Fried, the Soto-less Yankees invested in many walk-year players with a lot to perform for this year beyond just helping the team — notably Bellinger and Goldschmidt, but also Devin Williams, Grisham and Stroman, and also Luke Weaver.
Despite hitting .396 through the Yankees’ first 49 games, Aaron Judge is a major long shot to breach the .400 over the full season, according to DraftKings Sportsbook.
You wondered as good as their torpedo-bat offense was if it could outscore the mistakes. If the deep, strong bullpen would be able to withstand the workload.