Yankees: 4 bold predictions after the 2022 MLB All-Star break

The New York Yankees have the best record in the Major League Baseball at 64-28. Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani are the front runners for American League MVP. Baseball is a long season and there are many potential problems that can rear their heads as the season progresses.

Yankees have a 13-game lead over the Rays in the AL East. New York leads the majors in runs scored with 497 and runs allowed with 298. The rest of the division is not as good as expected. The Boston Red Sox have the worst starting rotation in baseball.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa is hitting .271 this season. He has only walked 17 times in almost 300 at-bats. Kiners Falefo has been one of the worst fielders in baseball this year.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa has made 11 errors this season, tied for the most among all AL players.

The team is not worried about their shortstop. He is among the worst defensively in baseball.

Gerrit Cole, Jameson Taillon, Nestor Cortes, Luis Severino and Jordan Montgomery are the Yankees starting pitchers. Severin is injured and will be out for two weeks. He will need some rehab before he can play again. Taillon is 10-2 but his peripherals are concerning. Corteres is an All-Star. He has only five quality starts.

Luis Severino will be out for 2 weeks and Miguel Castro for 4 weeks after the 2022 MLB All-Star break.

The Houston Astros are playing in the ALCS. They are just 4.5 games behind New York Yankees. The Astros have reached the playoffs in five straight seasons. They have unreal pitching with Justin Verlander, Framber Valdez, Luis Garcia and Cristian Javier.