The decision by the Yankees to fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson didn’t sit well with former radio host turned podcaster Mike Francesa, and he took the team and general manager Brian Cashman to task…
The Yankees’ offensive stats have been middle or toward the bottom of the league through the first half of the year.
The offense sat 28th in batting average , 26th in on-base percentage and 19th in runs after Sunday’s defeat., and Francesa criticized the lack of production coming from Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton in the wake of the superstar’s absence. “When they needed their two big other bats. Two big bats that you could call 30 home run bats, RBI guys, middle-of-the-order guys,” Francesa continued. “Guys who had to carry the team with Judge out, have both failed miserably.Francesa said the Yankees were “scapegoating” Lawson.Francesca drove home the point that the Yankees lacked strong left-handed hitting, which was hurting them, especially considering how right-handed pitchers have fared against New York so far this season.
“The Yankees used to put up five guys that can hit the ball into the lower deck any time, now they don’t have any with Rizzo being the way he is. Charles Wenzelberg / New York PostHe added: You want to bring in a new batting instructor, go ahead. Who cares? You think that’s the answer? Try getting some hitters, that’s the answer.”
The Yankees entered the All-Star break with a 49-42 record and sat eight games back of first in the American League East.
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