Yankees World Series champion says he'd be 'very surprised' if team misses postseason despite struggles

Before the New York Yankees swept the St. Louis Cardinals on the road over the weekend, five-time World Series champion and current YES Yankees analyst David Cone believed the team had all the right pieces in place to make a run toward the postseason. 

The Yankees were in the middle of their slump with a tight American League postseason race swirling around them at the time. Some Yankees fans were nervous the reigning American League champions wouldn’t make it to the postseason altogether, and of course, that is still a possibility. 

But Cone couldn’t be more optimistic about this group despite their midseason woes. 

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