Yankees: Strengths, weaknesses and where they can improve

The struggling stars

A number of Yankees have struggled, none more notorious than Giancarlo Stanton, who has already heard the boo birds (please stop) a number of times after his thunderous Opening Day in Toronto.

He usually is a slow-starter, and given his continued adjustment to NY, he should eventually become the hitter the Yanks envisioned they were acquiring.

Earlier during his struggles, he was having some ugly at-bats, especially when playing at home (again, please stop booing him), but it seems lately that Stanton’s been seeing pitches better and hasn’t been as overmatched. Hopefully, this is the case, because the club can’t afford him to be a .185/.283/.395 hitter for much longer.

Although El Gary has bounced back of late, Gary Sanchez’s early-season struggles were even worse than Stanton’s. He was sporting a sub .100 batting average until he busted out at Fenway, but for a player who has legitimate MVP-caliber talent, Sanchez needs to improve upon his .188/.222/.391 slash line.

Ultimately, Gary is just too good of a hitter to keep struggling and also seems to be a player who flips a switch as the season progresses, with his worst statistical month being March/April by a mile — while he scorched the ball in two consecutive Augusts.

First, second, and third base have also been big holes for the Yankees’ offense at times this season. This mostly has to do with a struggling Tyler Wade and Neil Walker, who have both seen ample time at second while Walker has also seen a number of games at first.