New York Yankees fans annoyed as core players have struggled offensively in Aaron Judge's absence: "They need to fix this" "Brutal"

The New York Yankees have hit a bit of a slump as captain Aaron Judge tries to work his way off the IL. They hold a 3-3 record in their last six games, losing two to their rivals, the Boston Red Sox, over the weekend.

Core players like Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, Gleybar Tores, and DJ LeMahieu are struggling. Notably, none of these players have a batting average over .220 since June 5.

Rizzo has been ice-cold recently, and he was supposed to hold the offense together with Judge on the IL, but he has not seen the ball well lately. He's 1-19 with four strikeouts in his last five games at the plate.

The Yankees can't wait for Judge to come off the IL to get their offense going again. There still hasn't been a concrete return date for Judge's return as he could be out for a while.

The lack of offense especially stings after seeing Aaron Hicks turn it up with the Baltimore Orioles. He was DFA'd by the Yankees on May 20 and looks like a completely new player. In 12 games with the Orioles so far, Hicks is slashing .351/.467/.622 with two home runs, two doubles, and a triple.

New York Yankees may be without Aaron Judge for a while

While Aaron Judge is undoubtedly the team's heart and soul, they can't wait for him to return to get going again. There hasn't been an update on when Judge will come off the IL and it seems even manager Aaron Boone has been left in the dark. He's had zero answers for the media regarding the superstar's return date.

Many around the league fear that Judge's injury isn't all that minor. Prominent MLB Insider Buster Olney believes the slugger may stay out of the lineup until the All-Star break.

Rushing him back from the toe injury could be disastrous, given his size. The Yankees would rather have a healthy Judge for the back half of the season rather than risk further injury by rushing him back now.

The Bronx Bombers need to see their core players turn it around offensively as the bottom of this lineup can't continue to carry the team for much longer.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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