Unstoppable on the Mound: How Fried Left Rays’ Top Hitters Baffled and Silent

The Yankees are coming off of an interesting offseason. On the one hand, they were in the World Series and that showed significant progress for the club over the past few years. Aaron Judge was/is fantastic and put together another MVP campaign. On the other hand, they lost one of the best young hitters in the game to a club that was just across town. Not exactly an ideal scenario for the Bronx Bombers, but they really haven’t missed a beat. The offense has clicked, the players seem to have each other’s back, and Judge, without Soto, is hitting over .400 for the season – that isn’t a typo. He is batting .427 at the time of this writing. The only real question is why are pitchers still throwing to him? One huge addition to the team was Max Fried, tonight’s starter. Fried has been fabulous since donning the pinstripes. He is 5-0 with a 1.19 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. I’ve always enjoyed Fried and bet on him frequently with the Braves. He is typically very reliable, but can have a stinker every now and then. Rays hitters haven’t been able to touch Fried – he is holding them to a .077 average over 39 at-bats.

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