| Power Rankings |
| Date | Ranking | Previous |
| 07/22/2008 | 10 | 10 |
| They were bound to start winning some of those 2-1 and 4-3 games ... Welcome to the 2008 season, Robbie Cano ... Let's be honest: Posada hadn't helped the team much since he returned. Get the shoulder fixed and come back strong in 2009 ... It's entirely possible that third-base coach Bobby Meacham is The Mole ... Edwar Ramirez in his past 11 innings: one hit, zero runs, two walks, 14 Ks. Kyle Farnsworth in his past eight innings: no hits, no runs, four walks, seven Ks. Brian Fuentes whats-a-ma-who? |
| 07/09/2008 | 10 | 11 |
| They have gotten a mini-slump out of their system. We are much less psyched about our prediction they will catch the Rays, but you have to like their 5-0 salvo Tuesday night. |
| 07/01/2008 | 11 | 5 |
| Yes, we jumped the gun on giving them a top-five spot. But we guarantee they will finish there. They always do. The weak-link rotation will get returns from Ian Kennedy, Phil Hughes and maybe even Carl Pavano by early August, and the middle relief will be fixed adequately before the trade deadline. |
| 06/24/2008 | 5 | 9 |
| This ranking will draw the most ire with readers this week, but they have played well since Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada returned. Andy Pettitte has looked strong of late, too. |
| 06/18/2008 | 9 | 13 |
| You won't, or can't, feel bad for the Yankees, but they finally get things headed in the right direction with the returns of A-Rod and Jorge Posada and then they lose their Fantasy ace. |
| 06/10/2008 | 13 | 16 |
| They are only 4-5 in June, but Joba Chamberlain is building up and Chien-Ming Wang will right himself. They have a long hot streak in them soon. |
| 06/03/2008 | 16 | 15 |
| Jorge Posada's return this weekend should really help them offensively and defensively. We expect to be moving this team up in the coming weeks, assuming the Joba experiment isn't a complete failure. |
| 05/27/2008 | 15 | 18 |
| You had to figure the return of Alex Rodriguez would help inject some life. They could also see Joba Chamberlain making starts and de facto captain Jorge Posada as soon as early June. Here's a prediction: A favorable schedule and a change in the team dynamic will get them within three games of the Red Sox by the time those teams play in early July. |
| 05/20/2008 | 18 | 15 |
| A low-water mark for them here, but the return of Alex Rodriguez will help plenty. They are averaging just 3.6 runs per game in May and have looked punchless without the reigning MVP. Getting their two front-end starters beat up by the crosstown Mets had to sting, too. |
| 05/13/2008 | 15 | 10 |
| Injuries and disappointing young pitching have plagued them, but we have learned in recent years a suspect first half usually leads to a second half of payback. They will be right where they need to be in the end. |
