The Yanks were tied for the 14th best team in baseball at 85-77 , they were the tied for third in the AL east and were minus 21 for run scored on the season. I don't think I would use Masterful to describe the season.
The closest thing to Maddon's son is Dave Martinez who is a bench coach and handles Tampa's defense. He and Maddon were 6 years in front of the shifting from batter to batter that virtually every team employees today. He was a finalist for the Sox a couple years ago. He will make a great manager.
Did you watch last season? Read about the Yankees injuries?
They had 6 players who were able to play in more than 100 games.
Cano, Gardner, Ichiro, Overbay, Wells and Stewart. Friggin Lyle Overbay and Vernon Wells.
They were missing their starting 1st baseman, SS, 3rd baseman.
Sabathia was horrible the entire season, Kuroda was horrible the second half. Come on, Phil Hughes had 29 starts.
It was incredible that they won 85.
Girardi is an excellent manager.