New York Yankees Team report

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

New York Yankees

New York Yankees ranks 15th in offensive quality and 3rd in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

League intelligence# 7 60.0 index
Offensive quality#15
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.318
Run prevention#3
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.286
Recent form#26
0 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#11
Current state ready
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

0.3WAR#26 of 30
Top valueAli Sánchez0.3 WAR
1BStrength

First base

7.5WAR#1 of 30
Top valueBen Rice3.2 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

2.5WAR#7 of 30
Top valueJazz Chisholm Jr.2.5 WAR
3BNeed

Third base

0.4WAR#21 of 29
Top valueRyan McMahon0.7 WAR
SSMiddle

Shortstop

2.0WAR#12 of 28
Top valueAnthony Volpe1.1 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.2WAR#19 of 30
Top valueAaron Judge2.1 WAR
DHNeed

Designated hitter

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

Starting pitching

10.3WAR#6 of 30
Top valueCam Schlittler4.2 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

3.9WAR#7 of 30
Top valueBrent Headrick1.6 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 15th in offensive quality and 3rd in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 0 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Paul Blackburn is the strongest recent pitcher signal

    Recent OPS allowed 0.205 versus 0.593 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Fernando Cruz’s Splitter: 79.9 mph, 52.0% whiffs

    Quality score 91.2; usage 61.8%.

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.

Pitcher change profile

Gerrit Cole

New York Yankees | RHP

32.9
Season BF255OPS allowed0.702Est. wOBA allowed0.299Samplestrong
Biggest changestrikeout rate +2.0 SD

Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 73rd percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed49th
0.702
Est. wOBA allowed57th
0.299
Strikeout rate73rd
25.9%
Walk rate allowed93rd
4.7%
Hard-hit rate allowed33rd
40.8%
Run value allowed / PA64th
-0.016
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+0.7 SD
Recent 0.549 baseline 0.738
Est. wOBA allowed+0.8 SD
Recent 0.232 baseline 0.315
Strikeout rate+2.0 SD
Recent 39.6% baseline 22.7%
Walk rate allowed+0.4 SD
Recent 2.1% baseline 5.3%
Hard-hit rate allowed-1.5 SD
Recent 57.1% baseline 37.7%
Run value allowed / PA+0.2 SD
Recent -0.033 baseline -0.012
Broadcast read: Strikeout rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 73rd percentile. Recent sample: 48 BF; prior sample: 207 BF.
Hitter change profile

Trent Grisham

New York Yankees | LHB

32.2
Season PA337OPS0.715Est. wOBA0.313Samplestrong
Biggest changerun value per PA -2.0 SD

Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 51st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS40th
0.715
Est. wOBA40th
0.313
Strikeout rate80th
16.0%
Walk rate93rd
13.4%
Hard-hit rate77th
45.6%
Run value / PA51st
0.013
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-1.6 SD
Recent 0.345 baseline 0.761
Est. wOBA-1.6 SD
Recent 0.171 baseline 0.330
Strikeout rate+1.5 SD
Recent 8.1% baseline 17.0%
Walk rate+0.3 SD
Recent 13.5% baseline 13.3%
Hard-hit rate-1.0 SD
Recent 34.5% baseline 47.1%
Run value / PA-2.0 SD
Recent -0.163 baseline 0.034
Broadcast read: Run value per PA is the largest recent shift: declining by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 51st percentile. Recent sample: 37 PA; prior sample: 300 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.271
  2. 2Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.259
  3. 3Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.259
  4. 4Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees0.248
  5. 5Anthony VolpeNew York Yankees0.240
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees30
  2. 2Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees17
  3. 3Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees16
  4. 4Jazz Chisholm Jr.New York Yankees16
  5. 5Cody BellingerNew York Yankees11
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Ben RiceNew York Yankees0.926
  2. 2Aaron JudgeNew York Yankees0.897
  3. 3Paul GoldschmidtNew York Yankees0.799
  4. 4Cody BellingerNew York Yankees0.767
  5. 5Trent GrishamNew York Yankees0.715
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees157
  2. 2Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees122
  3. 3Will WarrenNew York Yankees97
  4. 4Gerrit ColeNew York Yankees66
  5. 5Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees62
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees30.5%
  2. 2Fernando CruzNew York Yankees29.9%
  3. 3Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees29.5%
  4. 4David BednarNew York Yankees27.1%
  5. 5Ryan WeathersNew York Yankees26.8%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Max FriedNew York Yankees0.501
  2. 2Paul BlackburnNew York Yankees0.541
  3. 3David BednarNew York Yankees0.550
  4. 4Brent HeadrickNew York Yankees0.560
  5. 5Cam SchlittlerNew York Yankees0.572
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Offspeed identity

Fernando Cruz

New York Yankees | Splitter

91.2
Whiff52.0%
Chase37.6%
Usage61.8%
Average velocity79.9 mph
Breaking identity

Brent Headrick

New York Yankees | Slider

83.8
Whiff50.0%
Chase36.3%
Usage42.1%
Average velocity84.2 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge87.3

Paul Goldschmidt

New York Yankees

Paul Goldschmidt is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.446
vs R0.260

Estimated wOBA: 0.446 vs L, 0.260 vs R.

pitcher edge78.5

Camilo Doval

New York Yankees

Camilo Doval is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.417
vs R0.228

Estimated wOBA: 0.417 vs L, 0.228 vs R.

pitcher edge74.2

Tim Hill

New York Yankees

Tim Hill is suppressing left-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.233
vs R0.413

Estimated wOBA: 0.233 vs L, 0.413 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 batter89.5

Ryan Yarbrough

LHP · available · 6 days rest

Availability100.0%Matchup100.0%Performance57.9%
Right-handed batter82.1

Fernando Cruz

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability86.7%Matchup70.0%Performance73.8%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Ben Rice Ben Rice is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 92.3
offensive_race Aaron Judge Aaron Judge is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 88.2
pitch_identity Fernando Cruz Fernando Cruz’s Splitter: 79.9 mph, 52.0% whiffs 86.7
run_prevention Cam Schlittler Cam Schlittler is suppressing offense at an elite rate 84.5
run_prevention Brent Headrick Brent Headrick is suppressing offense at an elite rate 81.0
run_prevention Max Fried Max Fried is suppressing offense at an elite rate 80.5
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.