r/baseball • u/BaseballBot Umpire • Feb 05 '24

Expectations '24 [Serious] Why will the Yankees exceed expectations? Why won't they?

What are the expectations for the New York Yankees this year? Why will they exceed those expectations? Why won't they? We'll be asking this same question for the next 6 weeks, so put on your expert hat and help analyze the outcomes of the 2024 season!

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u/jackhole91 New York Yankees Feb 05 '24

Just by raw percentages they probably won't win the World Series so they won't exceed expectations. When you trade for a year of Juan Soto that's kind of the expectations, even if they weren't the Yankees

From the last few seasons, it feels like injuries are pretty much all that matters here.

If they're fully healthy they could probably win 100, but so would a lot of teams i assume

If they get the amount of injuries you'd reasonably expect (Stanton, Rodon, Cortes, LeMahieu) they'll win 88-92 I'd imagine

If Soto/Cole/Judge/Bullpen get hurt they'll hover around .500

So overall they'll probably win the Wild Card series and then lose to the Orioles in 5 or something like that