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Why the N.Y. Yankees’ Lack of Impact Prospects Could Cost Them a Playoff Spot

into Tuesday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the New York Yankees held a one-game lead in the American League East over the Baltimore Orioles. With a 21-9 record since the beginning of August, the O’s are one of baseball’s hottest teams, especially after taking two of three games from the Yankees last weekend.

Despite being only 20 years old and having never played a game above Double-A—let alone at a somewhat foreign position in third base—the Baltimore Orioles aggressively promoted the game’s second-best shortstop prospect, Manny Machado, in early August.

Since then, the team has gone 15-7, and while I’m not suggesting that Machado is solely responsible for the team’s success, his immediate impact ...

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