New York Yankees Team report

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

New York Yankees

New York Yankees ranks 5th in run generation and 4th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 0 recent risers.

League intelligence# 3 76.4 index
Run generation#5
Composite score 68.3
Pitching#4
Composite score 84.5
Recent play#5
0 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#26
Current state taxed
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 5th in run generation and 4th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 0 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Ryan Yarbrough is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.432 versus 0.651 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Paul Goldschmidt is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.417 vs L, 0.248 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

Ryan McMahon

New York Yankees | LHB

43.6
Season PA353OPS0.612Est. wOBA0.269Samplestrong
Biggest changehard-hit rate -2.82 z

Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 75th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS6th
0.612
Est. wOBA5th
0.269
Strikeout rate12th
28.9%
Walk rate40th
7.9%
Hard-hit rate75th
44.5%
Run value / PA7th
-0.036
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.25 z
Recent 0.366 baseline 0.637
Est. wOBA-1.27 z
Recent 0.170 baseline 0.279
Strikeout rate+0.88 z
Recent 22.6% baseline 29.5%
Walk rate-0.23 z
Recent 6.5% baseline 8.1%
Hard-hit rate-2.82 z
Recent 18.2% baseline 47.4%
Run value / PA-0.20 z
Recent -0.050 baseline -0.035
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 75th percentile. Recent sample: 31 PA; prior sample: 322 PA.
Hitter change profile

George Lombard Jr.

New York Yankees | RHB

31.5
Season PA146OPS0.676Est. wOBA0.292Samplemoderate
Biggest changestrikeout rate +1.91 z

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 33rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS23rd
0.676
Est. wOBA19th
0.292
Strikeout rate33rd
24.7%
Walk rate25th
6.8%
Hard-hit rate24th
34.3%
Run value / PA17th
-0.021
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+0.41 z
Recent 0.748 baseline 0.641
Est. wOBA+0.38 z
Recent 0.318 baseline 0.280
Strikeout rate+1.91 z
Recent 14.9% baseline 29.3%
Walk rate-0.04 z
Recent 6.4% baseline 7.1%
Hard-hit rate-0.22 z
Recent 32.4% baseline 35.5%
Run value / PA+1.03 z
Recent 0.041 baseline -0.051
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 1.9 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 33rd percentile. Recent sample: 47 PA; prior sample: 99 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 Yankees133
  2. 2Ben RiceNew York Yankees130
  3. 3Heliot RamosNew York Yankees98
  4. 4Trent GrishamNew York Yankees89
  5. 5Cody BellingerNew York Yankees77
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees39.9%
  2. 2Spencer JonesNew York Yankees38.2%
  3. 3Heliot RamosNew York Yankees36.8%
  4. 4Giancarlo StantonNew York Yankees36.1%
  5. 5Luis García Jr.New York Yankees32.6%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees68
  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 Yankees2.3%
  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 Yankees0.281
  2. 2Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.272
  3. 3Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.260
  4. 4Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.253
  5. 5Spencer JonesNew York Yankees0.247
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees39
  2. 2Luis García Jr.New York Yankees30
  3. 3Jazz Chisholm Jr.New York Yankees19
  4. 4Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees18
  5. 5Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees18
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.881
  2. 2Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees0.862
  3. 3Luis García Jr.New York Yankees0.843
  4. 4Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.781
  5. 5Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.768
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees234
  2. 2Will WarrenNew York Yankees151
  3. 3Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees143
  4. 4Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees123
  5. 5Max FriedNew York Yankees100
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees31.3%
  2. 2Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees30.2%
  3. 3Fernando CruzNew York Yankees28.8%
  4. 4David BednarNew York Yankees27.7%
  5. 5Carlos RodónNew York Yankees26.3%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Max FriedNew York Yankees0.534
  2. 2Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees0.543
  3. 3David BednarNew York Yankees0.565
  4. 4Paul BlackburnNew York Yankees0.566
  5. 5Carlos RodónNew York Yankees0.580
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

2,943 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
Four-Seam FastballFF · 1,306 pitches 44.4% 98.093rd pct 32.2%97th pct 38.3%99th pct 50.5%34th pct 0.0%100th pct 41.2%62nd pct
CutterFC · 766 pitches 26.0% 94.698th pct 21.4%60th pct 31.8%66th pct 51.6%51st pct 0.0%100th pct 33.1%65th pct
SinkerSI · 584 pitches 19.8% 97.895th pct 13.7%72nd pct 30.5%74th pct 52.9%28th pct 0.0%100th pct 37.5%68th pct
CurveballCU · 287 pitches 9.8% 86.396th pct 43.0%98th pct 32.3%61st pct 31.0%8th pct 0.0%100th pct 50.0%12th 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 edge87.8

Paul Goldschmidt

New York Yankees

Paul Goldschmidt is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.417
vs R0.248

Estimated wOBA: 0.417 vs L, 0.248 vs R.

pitcher edge83.2

John Schreiber

New York Yankees

John Schreiber is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.408
vs R0.183

Estimated wOBA: 0.408 vs L, 0.183 vs R.

pitcher edge75.1

Tim Hill

New York Yankees

Tim Hill is limiting left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.263
vs R0.387

Estimated wOBA: 0.263 vs L, 0.387 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 batter84.7

Ryan Yarbrough

LHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability85.6%Matchup100.0%Performance62.1%
Right-handed batter88.7

David Bednar

RHP · available · 5 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup70.0%Performance79.0%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Ben Rice Ben Rice is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 93.7
Luis García Jr. Luis García Jr. is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 90.0
Cam Schlittler Cam Schlittler is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 89.4
Aaron Judge Aaron Judge is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.8
Max Fried Max Fried is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 86.6
David Bednar David Bednar is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 83.9
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.