On Tuesday night, Todd Frazier, a former player for the New York Yankees, didn’t hold back when talking about the team’s second straight defeat against the division-rival Baltimore Orioles. Regarding the Yankees, Frazier remarked, “The biggest thing that goes unnoticed is the energy is down again,” on the YES Network postgame programme, as reported by NJ.com’s Bridget Hyland via NJ Advance Media. “Where’s the energy? is something we discussed the other day. Is there any enthusiasm? They seem to be out of it, and it feels like September. At the conclusion of the game, you see [All-Star outfielder Juan Soto] simply sitting there, looking a little confused. The Yankees defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 and 15-5 over the course of the weekend, but their offence has since dried up. In Monday’s 2-0 loss in Baltimore’s Oriole Park at Camden Yards, New York went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, according to the Associated Press (via ESPN). Soto and catcher Austin Wells each hit solo home runs to give the Bronx Bombers a 4-2 loss on Tuesday. The Yankees’ biggest concern may be that slugger Aaron Judge appeared to return to his slumping ways in the first two games of the Baltimore series, hitting just 1-for-7 and walking. “What’s happening to the bats? Who will take the lead? Regarding the Yankees, Frazier continued, “Nobody’s stepping up right now. “It seems like it is the end of the world for the Yankees when it is not, it’s still April.” The Yankees were 10-2 at the beginning of the season, but they have since dropped 4 out of 6 games to finish the season at 19-12. With more than a month of games remaining before summer arrives, no one in the Yankees organisation should be alarmed, but Frazier’s remarks regarding Soto may cause some pause because it has been suggested that the 25-year-old’s frustrations with his circumstances may lead to him leaving the team as a free agent this fall. “You talk about the 15 runs, but you have to move on,” Frazier remarked in reference to victories over Milwaukee that soon faded from memory. “You’re playing better teams now.” Judge, Soto, and the Yankees’ other players may answer to Frazier on Wednesday night when New York returns to action at 19-10 Baltimore.
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