Tim Kurkjian

Look, the Rays are good.

The Yankees are good.

The Mariners might be really good before this is over.

But I think we learned from at least the Blue Jays last year and certainly the Tigers two years ago when they rolled into Williamsport.

Under .500 was zero chance to make the playoffs, and they got hot for a month and a half and made the playoffs and won a playoff series.

So I'm not giving up on the Blue Jays under any circumstances, not because I think they're really good like last year.

It's just the American League is really ordinary right now.

Well, he's the best player in the league, so I don't think anyone can weather not having him, say, for two months.

However, they are more equipped, better equipped to do this than a few years ago.

because they have cody bellinger who's had a good year and it really adds athleticism offensively and defensively paul goldschmidt has had a resurgent comeback season did not see this coming he's been very good and in spring training aaron boone whispered to me he said ben rice is going to hit 30 homers this year i promise you and when i brought that up to him the other day he said i told you he's going to hit 39 homers well

I think Ben Rice is going to hit 40 homers.

He's slugging over 600.

So, yes, I think the Yankees have a chance to weather it without Judge.

But instead of thinking of it offensively, their pitching is really, really good when everybody is healthy and throwing well.

He's a very underrated pitcher, and so is Will Warren on this team.

And this is where the Yankees have some real depth in their starting rotation.

We talk all the time about Rodon and Freed and Schlittler and Garrett Cole, who's come back now.

Will Warren's really good, and Ryan Weathers is way better than people think.

And he's deceptive out there.

People have trouble picking him up.