The New York Yankees had baseball’s best offense during the regular season, yet when October arrived, that firepower fizzled. Their lineup, which led MLB with a 119 wRC+, couldn’t top the Toronto Blue Jays and their relentless, contact-driven approach in the Division Series. While the Yankees slugged and waited for big swings, the Blue Jays kept putting balls in play, stretching doubles into gaps, and forcing mistakes.

That difference in offensive philosophy might just reshape how the Yankees build their roster this winter. It’s not that the Blue Jays didn’t show power because they did, but they were much more oriented to contact hitting and almost won the World Series.

A New Type of Target

According to SNY’s Anthony McCarron, the Yankees could take a page straight out of Toronto’s play

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