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Originally Posted by Whosonfirst
Will the Yankee's batting lineup be a reincarnation of the '27 Yankees? Judge and Stanton taking batting practice is reminiscent of Canseco and McGwire. Of course these guys are clean, right? Judge is listed at 6-7 & 282 lbs. and he plays a skill/finesse sport. Stanton is ONLY 6-6. I remember Frank Howard was also 6-7 and only 255 lbs. These new players are huge.(edit) I'm reading that Hondo's wt. was as high as 280 during his playing career too.
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I seriously doubt that it will. The '27 Yankees hit 36% of the American League home runs that year. Even the most powerful teams barely approach 19% now.
Can Aaron Judge duplicate last year. He dropped off precipitously in both batting average and OPS after the all star game. Giancarlo Stanton had a career year-22 more home runs than in any previous season.
I think the Cubs will hit more home runs than the Yankees and probably the Dodgers and Astros also.
