The New York Yankees started, the 2026 season with a bang. Going 7-2 in their first nine games. Led buy some stellar starting pitching, and the top four of their batting lineup, winning close games, and coming up clutch, in key situations.

But the one area of concern remains. The bottom part of their lineup just hasn’t produced and it might be a concern as the season progresses. The Yankees have gotten a .143 batting average combined from the 6-thru-9 slots of the order, along with a downright ghastly .402 OPS.

No Major league team, expects the bottom part of their lineup to dominate, but the Yankees never envisoned, their lineup would be this bad at the bottom. Yes its still early, but this area is of concern .

 The bottom four of the Yankees’ order includes Jazz Chisholm Jr., who perhaps shouldn’t have been predicting 50/50 seasons but still has a 122 OPS+ as a member of the Yankees and projects as a near-All-Star caliber player. The rest of the order does not have the upside of Chisholm, but the expectation should still be that of improvement. Jose Caballero was never going to run the .828 OPS he posted in pinstripes last year, but he also won’t hit .129 all year. Austin Wells may never become a great pure hitter, but the career .717 OPS he carried into the season was pretty great for a plus defensive catcher.

Will the Yankees continue to struggle as the season progresses, or will their stellar defensive play outweigh, their offensive struggles.