The starting pitching has been crazy good. You get Severino back, and Nestor the Molester all the sudden becomes an ace type pitcher - it makes your team a lot better. Defense was improved by a switch at catcher, and IKF at shortstop. It's a deeper team, with really great pitching right now. The two TJ surgeries for Green & Gil will hurt a bit, and the lineup is still a bit unbalanced, but they finally have the upside to win a title. Question is, will they hit and keep the arms healthy when it matters most?
Judge has also gone back to his rookie batting stance when he hit 52 HRs and took the league by storm.