New York Yankees Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the New York Yankees.
SABRhood team report

New York Yankees

New York Yankees ranks 6th in run generation and 3rd in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 1 recent risers.

League intelligence# 3 74.3 index
Run generation#6
Composite score 62.6
Pitching#3
Composite score 86.0
Recent play#6
1 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#2
Current state rested
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsFirst base / Starting pitchingClearest upgrade lanesCatcher / Third base
CNeed

Catcher

0.6WAR#24 of 30
Top valueAli Sánchez0.4 WAR
1BStrength

First base

7.6WAR#1 of 30
Top valueBen Rice3.2 WAR
2BMiddle

Second base

2.4WAR#11 of 30
Top valueJazz Chisholm Jr.2.4 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

0.3WAR#21 of 29
Top valueRyan McMahon0.6 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

2.1WAR#12 of 28
Top valueAnthony Volpe1.1 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.4WAR#17 of 30
Top valueAaron Judge2.2 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

0.1WAR#11 of 20
Top valueGiancarlo Stanton0.1 WAR
SPStrength

Starting pitching

11.8WAR#2 of 30
Top valueCam Schlittler4.5 WAR
RPMiddle

Relief pitching

3.7WAR#11 of 30
Top valueBrent Headrick1.7 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    New York Yankees’s analytical identity

    New York Yankees ranks 6th in run generation and 3rd in pitching performance, with a rested bullpen and 1 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Jazz Chisholm Jr. is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 0.938 versus 0.688 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Paul Goldschmidt is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.422 vs L, 0.244 vs R.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

George Lombard Jr.

New York Yankees | RHB

34.0
Season PA103OPS0.649Est. wOBA0.284Samplemoderate
Biggest changestrikeout rate -2.18 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 11th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS12th
0.649
Est. wOBA14th
0.284
Strikeout rate11th
29.1%
Walk rate36th
7.8%
Hard-hit rate25th
34.4%
Run value / PA2nd
-0.049
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.23 z
Recent 0.454 baseline 0.740
Est. wOBA-1.32 z
Recent 0.202 baseline 0.323
Strikeout rate-2.18 z
Recent 39.4% baseline 24.3%
Walk rate-0.40 z
Recent 6.1% baseline 8.6%
Hard-hit rate+0.23 z
Recent 35.3% baseline 34.0%
Run value / PA-1.81 z
Recent -0.158 baseline 0.003
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 11th percentile. Recent sample: 33 PA; prior sample: 70 PA.
Hitter change profile

Cody Bellinger

New York Yankees | LHB

32.5
Season PA499OPS0.755Est. wOBA0.328Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate -1.92 z

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 81st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS64th
0.755
Est. wOBA65th
0.328
Strikeout rate84th
15.8%
Walk rate81st
11.2%
Hard-hit rate32nd
36.1%
Run value / PA88th
0.042
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.48 z
Recent 0.649 baseline 0.769
Est. wOBA-0.53 z
Recent 0.282 baseline 0.334
Strikeout rate+0.50 z
Recent 12.7% baseline 16.2%
Walk rate-1.92 z
Recent 1.8% baseline 12.4%
Hard-hit rate-0.88 z
Recent 27.7% baseline 37.3%
Run value / PA+0.15 z
Recent 0.049 baseline 0.041
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 81st percentile. Recent sample: 55 PA; prior sample: 444 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Luis García Jr.New York Yankees125
  2. 2Ben RiceNew York Yankees123
  3. 3Heliot RamosNew York Yankees94
  4. 4Trent GrishamNew York Yankees89
  5. 5Jazz Chisholm Jr.New York Yankees74
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees39.6%
  2. 2Spencer JonesNew York Yankees37.8%
  3. 3Heliot RamosNew York Yankees37.6%
  4. 4Giancarlo StantonNew York Yankees36.1%
  5. 5Ben RiceNew York Yankees33.2%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees66
  2. 2Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees1
  3. 3Angel ChivilliNew York Yankees0
  4. 4Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees0
  5. 5Max FriedNew York Yankees0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees2.4%
  2. 2Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees0.1%
  3. 3Angel ChivilliNew York Yankees0.0%
  4. 4Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees0.0%
  5. 5Max FriedNew York Yankees0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Luis García Jr.New York Yankees0.286
  2. 2Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.263
  3. 3Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.257
  4. 4Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.252
  5. 5Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees0.244
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees36
  2. 2Luis García Jr.New York Yankees28
  3. 3Jazz Chisholm Jr.New York Yankees19
  4. 4Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees18
  5. 5Trent GrishamNew York Yankees18
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees0.886
  2. 2Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.869
  3. 3Luis García Jr.New York Yankees0.860
  4. 4Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.768
  5. 5Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.755
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees220
  2. 2Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees143
  3. 3Will WarrenNew York Yankees133
  4. 4Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees113
  5. 5Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees91
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees31.4%
  2. 2Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees30.7%
  3. 3Fernando CruzNew York Yankees28.8%
  4. 4David BednarNew York Yankees28.1%
  5. 5Carlos RodónNew York Yankees26.1%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Max FriedNew York Yankees0.530
  2. 2David BednarNew York Yankees0.542
  3. 3Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees0.553
  4. 4Paul BlackburnNew York Yankees0.562
  5. 5Yerry De los SantosNew York Yankees0.595
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Cam Schlittler

136.2 IP · 2.04 ERA · 4.5 WAR

2,751 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 1,220 pitches 44.3% 98.093rd pct 32.2%97th pct 38.5%98th pct 50.8%38th pct 0.0%100th pct 42.1%57th pct
CutterFC · 711 pitches 25.8% 94.798th pct 20.6%53rd pct 32.3%70th pct 51.6%53rd pct 0.0%100th pct 34.9%61st pct
SinkerSI · 554 pitches 20.1% 97.894th pct 13.9%73rd pct 30.4%75th pct 53.1%29th pct 0.0%100th pct 38.6%64th pct
CurveballCU · 266 pitches 9.7% 86.396th pct 42.5%95th pct 32.2%60th pct 32.3%10th pct 0.0%100th pct 51.5%8th pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge89.0

Paul Goldschmidt

New York Yankees

Paul Goldschmidt is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.422
vs R0.244

Estimated wOBA: 0.422 vs L, 0.244 vs R.

pitcher edge82.4

John Schreiber

New York Yankees

John Schreiber is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.415
vs R0.179

Estimated wOBA: 0.415 vs L, 0.179 vs R.

pitcher edge73.6

Tim Hill

New York Yankees

Tim Hill is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.254
vs R0.376

Estimated wOBA: 0.254 vs L, 0.376 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter89.6

Brent Headrick

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability91.7%Matchup100.0%Performance71.9%
Right-handed batter89.1

David Bednar

RHP · available · 4 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance80.6%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Ben Rice Ben Rice is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.8
Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 91.1
Aaron Judge Aaron Judge is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 89.6
Cam Schlittler Cam Schlittler is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.4
David Bednar David Bednar is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 84.9
Max Fried Max Fried is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 84.7
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.