2006 New York Yankees Predictions & Season Preview
The 2006 New York Yankees predictions are based on them having one of the most potent lineups in baseball and it only gets stronger with the acquisition of Johnny Damon, who figures to be a great addition leading off the top of the batting order. Perhaps, more importantly, Damon hitting in the lead off spot, will allow Jeter to move to his natural spot, the two hole, where he is the best number two hitter in baseball. He rarely strikes out and has one of the best eyes in the game. He is every pitcher’s worst nightmare as he is great at working the count and always disciplined enough to hit his pitch and not the pitchers. Although you don’t see as much situational hitting in the American League because of all the power in the lineups, Jeter is a great guy to hit and run with, especially with Damon’s speed ahead of him, as he is a remarkable contact hitter. Alex Rodriguez is the heart of the Yankees order. He is the hands-down best player is baseball. No other player in the game is feared more by pitchers, with maybe the exception of Barry Bonds. And it will likely be A-Rod who will end up taking over Bonds someday as the greatest homerun hitter in the history of the game.
We know the Yankees have the best players money can buy and because of it, they’ll contend for the American League East and a World Series title every year. But what you might not know about the New York Yankees is that they are one of the worst teams to back in baseball. Despite winning 60% of their games over the past 7 seasons, they would have lost backers a startling 60 units. The Yankees may win a healthy majority of their games, but their backers take huge hits when they lose, because of the hefty juice on this big market team. However, bettors continue to take the Yanks as huge favorites.
You may be able to find some value in going against the pin-stripes in 2006, especially when they are on the road in interleague play. The Yankees have won an impressive 63% of their games played at Yankee Stadium the past 7 years, and have especially lunched on interleague opponents at home, winning 51 of 72 games, but they have struggled on the road in interleague play, winning just 49% of their games in this situation. Often times teams don’t take interleague games as seriously, and sometimes it is hard for American league teams to play the National league brand of ball without the designated hitter. These factors contribute to the Yankees problems on the road in interleague play, and we need to pick our spots and take advantage as New York is often still favored in these situations. This presents us with a great opportunity to make even more money while risking less on an underdog. You won’t want to wager on or against the Yankees on a regular basis, but if this interleague road trend holds true in 2006, we should be able to make some nice profits by going against the pin-stripes when they are on the road against National League teams.
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