The Yankees have a great offense, there is no doubt about that. They walk the most, they've hit the most homers, and they lead the league in runs scored, but can they be better? Is there an area of the Yankees offense that has room for improvement? Well, the answer to that is yes, and it's situational hitting.How many times have the Yankees gotten the leadoff man on only to have him remain stranded at first while batter after batter comes to the plate swinging for the fences? How many runners have been left stranded at third after getting there with less than two out?Right now the Yankees are tied for 11th in baseball with a .264 batting average with RISP. They also rank 11th with a .271 average with men on base. Looking into this further we see that with RISP and two out they drop to 13th with a .243 average, and with the bases loaded they drop even further to 22nd with a .257 average. On the bright side, they are second in baseball with nobody on with a .279 average.If you...
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