Bronx Bomber Ball

I cannot count the number of times I tweeted about the Yankees and their problem with RISP and situational offense over the course of the 2018 season. Of course, the Yankees won 100 games on the regular season, and that statistic is nothing to sniff at. They also claimed the single-season home run record. And that’s great. Photo Credit: Getty Images

Late Wednesday night, the Indians acquired OF Jay Bruce from the Mets for pitching prospect Ryder Ryan, along with taking on Bruce’s entire salary. It was also reported that the Yankees offered two better prospects than Ryan, but wanted the Mets to pay some of Bruce’s salary. The Mets chose the Indians offer. However, the significance of this is that the Yankees have realized that they are in dire need of another bat. As the BBB’s Andrew Natalizio  wrote the other day , they forget how to hit when runners are on base. It’s becoming increasingly troublesome. The Yanks are obviously trying to solve this by adding more offense, however, and Bruce wasn’t their only option. Who else could they target? Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images