{"id":124251,"date":"2026-06-23T14:58:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=124251"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T18:58:30","slug":"no-time-to-panic-3-flaws-the-yankees-must-fix-before-the-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2026\/06\/23\/no-time-to-panic-3-flaws-the-yankees-must-fix-before-the-trade-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"No Time to Panic: 3 Flaws the Yankees Must Fix Before the Trade Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yankees are on a three-game losing streak. Is it time to sound alarm buttons? No. Out of 30 teams, 30 teams have losing streaks, and those same 30 teams have winning streaks. It’s frustrating, but it is baseball. With that being said, the Yankees do have some issues that need to and will be addressed between now and the August 3rd trade deadline.<\/p>\n

1. The Defensive Alignment<\/h2>\n

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Injuries have completely dismantled the Yankees’ outfield core. Of the outfielders that they broke camp with, one remains, and that is Cody Bellinger<\/a>. When facing a lefty with the injuries, Bellinger, who has been the best left-field defender in baseball, has shifted to center, with Jose Caballero<\/a> moving to left field. In a small sample, Caballero has not played well in left field, costing the Yankees at least two runs so far with misplays and wild throws. Couple that with the defensive liability that is Jasson Dominguez<\/a>. Though Dominguez is learning right field on the fly and told the media that he feels more comfortable there<\/a>, he has looked a bit suspect.<\/p>\n

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Here is a montage of all the #Yankees<\/a> outfield defensive gaffes from the past four games.<\/p>\n

Might be time to abandon the platoons for now and play the best defenders pic.twitter.com\/fokZY2A3jP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matthew Nethercott (@MattNethercott_) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n