Ask Pinstripe Alley: Yankees mailbag questions request

Ask Pinstripe Alley

Oh, how different a week can make you feel. The Yankees’ fast start climbing to the top of the league with a 7-1 record has flipped on its head just as quick, as a five-game losing streak has torpedoed them down towards the rest of the pack in a hurry. While the team certainly was flawed during their winning streak, their flaws have been their outright downfall as they’ve lost one-run game after one-run game. The lineup at large has been dormant, and the few moments that a spark has sprung have been quickly put down by a bullpen that is struggling to match the success of their starting counterparts.

Drastic measures are hardly the right call three weeks into a 162-game season, but some adjustments are clearly necessary. The Yankees may not want to mess up the development of Jasson Domínguez, but they’ve yet to get a single hit from Randal Grichuk and the team is floundering from the lack of production from the supporting cast as a whole. Should they cut bait with the journeyman backup and promote Domínguez? Can the bullpen turn it around or will they need to remodel again? If you have questions like these, or anything else on your mind, send ‘em in for a chance to be featured in our Yankees mailbag.

Answers will run on Friday afternoon. All questions received by the night of April 16th will be considered. You can leave your submissions in the comment section below or by e-mail to pinstripealleyblog [at] gmail [dot] com.