At 5-10, the Tyler Toffoli Kids Jersey are off to the franchise's worst start in more than two decades (5-10 in 1997), and it is only the eighth time in team history they lost 10 of their first 15 games. The Yankees are in sole po se sion of the American League's worst record for the first time since April 4, 1998, when they were 0-3. That team then went 114-45 in its final 159 games. "We can't be rolling out there, taking hits like that," following Friday's lo s, after manager Aaron Boone chewed the team out postgame. "That's not our game. That's not how we should come out and play. We've just got to come out and play better. He was obviously very upset, and rightfully so." The Yankees were swept at home by the AL East rival over the weekend -- -- and it was a truly humiliating series for the franchise. They mustered 11 hits total in the three games, led for a grand total of one half-inning, . "I have not seen that before ," Boone said after fans threw about a dozen baseballs on the field in the eighth inning, halting play. "You hate to see it, is what I would say to that. Unfortunately a handful of people end up doing it and it looks bad for everyone, and it's unfortunate that it happened." Throwing baseballs on the field is at best childish and at worst dangerous, and won't be condoned in this space, though the me sage was loud and clear: Yankees fans are out of patience with their underperforming team. Their actions didn't exactly inspire the Yankees given Saturday's and Sunday's results, but when you get feedback like that from your paying customers, you notice. "I think I'm more pi sed off at the way we've come out of the gates here, not playing our best," Boone said Saturday morning. "... It's always frustrating when you're going through a tough time, but it's Mario Kempe Men Jersey also part of being a major leaguer and part of the 162-game season. Adversity's going to show up for you. You don't know when and where, how often, but you gotta be able to deal with it. That's part of it. I'm confident we will." The season is 15 games old and it is no time to panic -- panic will only make things worse -- though the Yankees have done real damage to their postseason hopes with the 5-10 start. : Reach postseasonWin AL EastOpening Day 64.8% 37.5% After 5-10 start 39.6% 19.8% For what it's worth, , down from 91.3 percent and 71.0 percent on Opening Day, respectively. Whatever the numbers, this ugly 15-game start has made the Yankees more vulnerable this year. Their path to the postseason is much more difficult now than it was three weeks ago. There is never a quick fix when a team is struggling as much as the Yankees. No single lineup decision or roster move will get the ball rolling in the right direction. Here are four things the Yankees can do to give themselves the best chance to right ship and have some extended succe s. NYY CF #31 It takes a team effort to start 5-10 and, as a team, the Yankees are hitting .210/.296/.346 this year. That's the fifth-lowest batting average, seventh-lowest on-base percentage, and lowest slugging percentage in baseball. It's hard to imagine this lineup, which has played Darcy Kuemper Kids Jersey nine of its 15 games in homer-happy Yankee Stadium, ranking dead last in baseball in slugging, but here we are. The biggest culprit is center fielder , the club's regular No. 3 hitter. He is hitting .160/.236/.240 in the early going, and after posting one of the highest walks rates in baseball the last few seasons, Hicks has drawn only four free pa ses in 55 plate appearances. He's not hitting, he's not walking, and his defense has been suspect too. Consider this sequence Sunday: "With the runner on second, Hicks was just being super aggre sive, with his arm, hoping to maybe have a play at the plate," Boone said following the game. "It just skipped off his glove. Obviously when we're not doing other things or putting points on the board like we are, it's every little thing that adds up." Hicks, a switch-hitter, has been especially bad against righties this year, going 3 for 34 (.094) with three singles. Against lefties, he's 5 for 18 (.278) with a double and a homer. Dustin Brown Jersey Historically, Hicks has been much better against righties than lefties, so the small sample numbers this year are an outlier, but Hicks has looked out of sorts from the left side of the plate. I mean out of sorts. The Yankees have an off-day Monday and are tentatively scheduled to see five right-handed pitchers in their next six games: Tues., April 20 vs. : RHP Weds., April 21 vs. Braves: RHP Thurs., April 22 vs. Cleveland: LHP Fri., April 23 vs. Cleveland: RHP Sat., April 24 vs. Cleveland: RHP Sun., April 25 vs. Cleveland: RHP Yankees stalwart remains a weapon against righties, authoring a .257/.354/.514 batting line with 28 homers in 565 plate appearances against northpaws since Opening Day 2019. He is 5 for 18 (.278) with two doubles and nearly as many walks (four) as strikeouts (five) against righties in the early going this year, and he remains a good defender. Gardner is already taking at-bats away from , which is sort of silly after Boone spent spring training saying Frazier was his starting left fielder, and it's time Gardner starts taking at-bats away from Hicks. This upcoming six-game stretch is the perfect time to do it. Start Gardner in center against the righties, keep Frazier in the lineup, and give Hicks a stint on the bench. History tells us Hicks will not be a sub-.100 hitter against righties all season, nor will he continue walking in le s than eight percent of his plate appearances. At some point the Yankees will have to get him back in the lineup regularly. For now, his play on both sides of the ball does not warrant a full-time lineup spot, and Gardner is available as a replacement. It's an easy move. Mike Ford 1B , saying he "felt like I wasn't able to (play) at a level that was acceptable for myself" any longer. Bruce explained he informed the Yankees of his decision Friday, and remained with the team as an available player through the weekend to avoid leaving them shorthanded. The Yankees will replace Bruce on the active roster prior to Tuesday's series opener with Atlanta, and all indications are either first baseman or utility infielder will get the call. Unle s they're replacing an injured player, players must spend 10 days in the minors after being sent down, and Tuesday is the first day Ford and Wade can be recalled after being demoted April 10. "There are a couple guys that are probably in consideration that also have to have their days," Boone said Sunday. "In the case of a Ford or a Tyler Wade, they've got to be down a certain amount of time from their send down. We'll have those conversations at the end of today and into the off day and see where we're at." We're talking about replacing the last guy on the bench here, so it's not Dave Taylor Women Jersey a sign