The Boston Red Sox are making their way to their first postseason appearance in years, and they might be facing a familiar face in the Wildcard round. However, that face may not want any part in facing Boston.
According to Fansided’s Curt Bishop, three teams do not want to see their rival in the postseason, and the New York Yankees sit at the top, as they just can’t beat the Sox this year.
“If the two teams were to meet in the postseason, Boston would likely have the edge, and as things stand now, the two teams would meet in the Wild Card Series, with Boston having home field advantage for all three games,” Bishop wrote.
Bishop continued, citing that the Yankees pitching staff is a mess with no true ace, and can’t play defense.
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“The Yankees might not have the pitching to survive that series, as Max Fried has struggled lately and isn't pitching like the ace he usually is. Without Gerrit Cole and with Fried struggling, the Yankees don't really have a starter that can be considered an ace, so it will be hard for them to deal with a team like the Red Sox. The Yankees don't look like a World Series contender as currently constructed. Anything can happen in the postseason, but the Yankees also make a lot of mistakes fundamentally, so that will be hard for them to overcome in the postseason,” Bishop stated.
The Sox are currently 8-2 against the Yankees this year, so New York definitely wouldn’t want to face them again. Hopefully the Sox do, so they can basically have a bye into the divisional series.
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