Slugger and DH Giancarlo Stanton spent a lengthy stint on the IL with a hamstring injury. Stanton appeared in only 38 games this season and missed 50.<\/strong><\/p>\nThird baseman Josh Donaldson missed 60 games with a hamstring injury. Centerfielder Harrison Bader missed 48 games with an oblique injury.<\/p>\n
Even first baseman Anthony Rizzo is dinged up. He’s battling a neck injury after a recent collision, but didn’t spend any time on the IL.<\/p>\n
Despite numerous injuries to their pitching staff and position players, the Yankees are 48-40, and eight games above .500.<\/p>\n
61% Chance at Playoffs<\/h2>\n If the season ended today, the Yankees would secure the third and final wild-card spot in the AL. Five teams are on the bubble and within 4.5 games of the Yankees.<\/p>\n
FanGraphs<\/em> estimates the Yankees have a 61.3% chance to reach the playoffs, with a 55.8% chance to win a wild-card spot and a 5.4% chance to win the division.<\/p>\nThe Yankees are -215 odds to reach the playoffs, according to a prop bet from DraftKings. You can fade the Yankees at +180 odds to miss the postseason.<\/p>\n
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The Yankees are tied for third place in the AL East with the Toronto Blue Jays. They trail the Tampa Bay Rays by eight games, and find themselves four games behind the Baltimore Orioles. The Boston Red Sox are in last place in the division, but just three games behind the Yankees and Orioles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The Rays are the consensus favorite to win the AL East at -330 odds. The Yankees are second on the board at +800 odds to win the division, followed by the Orioles (+850), Blue Jays (+900), and Red Sox (+7000).<\/p>\n
The Yankees are +1400 odds to win the 2023 World Series as the sixth-highest team on DraftKings’ MLB futures. FanGraphs<\/em> recently updated their championship projections, and the Yankees are only a 3.6% chance to win the World Series.<\/p>\nIn AL pennant futures, the Yankees are fourth on the board at +700 odds. They trail the Rays (+250), Astros (+380), and Rangers (+600). The Yankees haven’t won a pennant since 2009, which also marks the last time the Bronx Bombers won the World Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After missing the first half of the season with a back injury, pitcher Carlos Rodon will make his debut with the New York Yankees Friday night. The team hosts the Chicago Cubs at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Rodon will take the mound in game #89 of the season. It’s been a long-awaited debut for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":280366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[82963,1074],"tags":[85402,81829,83173,85067,81831],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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