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The first half of the New York florentino prez Yankees season is officially over, which means it's time for the Crosstown Nine Yankees Midseason Review and Awards!

Chris Schnabel and Jhon Guarin break down the Yankees' roller-coaster first half, from injuries to Aaron Judge, Max Fried and Giancarlo Stanton to the team's brutal losing streaks, defensive issues and frustrating lineup decisions.

Then, it's time to hand out the midseason awards.

Who is the Yankees' first-half MVP? Who has been the least valuable Yankee? Which player deserves the "Delete the Tweet Award" for proving us completely wrong? And who earns the unfortunate title of Cy Dung as the Yankees' least trustworthy pitcher?

Chris and Jhon debate Ben Rice, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger, Paul Goldschmidt, Jazz Chisholm, Camilo Doval, Anthony Volpe, Austin Wells and more before looking ahead to the MLB trade deadline and the second half of the season.

The guys also make their second-half Yankees predictions, including potential trade deadline moves, breakout players, postseason roster decisions, the Yankees' final win total and whether this team can actually reachand winthe World Series.

Topics include:

Yankees first-half grades

The biggest storyline of the season

Aaron Judge vs. Ben Rice for Yankees MVP

The Yankees' catching disaster

Paul Goldschmidt's surprising first half

Jazz Chisholm's disappointing season

The "Delete the Tweet Award"

The "Receipt iran #usa news Keeper Award"

Yankees Cy Young and Cy Dung

The Yankees' biggest trade deadline needs

Catcher and shortstop trade possibilities

Second-half breakout and regression predictions

Potential Yankees postseason roster cuts

Second-half MVP and Cy Young predictions

Yankees AL East and World Series predictions

Can the Yankees get healthy, fix the roster at the trade deadline and make another World Series run?

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Chapters

00:07 Yankees Midseason Review Begins

05:41 How Do We Feel About the Yankees Right Now?

08:29 The Biggest Storyline of the First Half: Injuries

12:00 Best and Worst Stretches of the Yankees' Season

14:21 One Word to Describe the First Half

15:54 Grading the Yankees' First Half

16:34 Are the Yankees Better or Worse Than Expected?

18:51 Yankees Midseason MVP

21:16 Least Valuable Yankee

27:11 Biggest Surprise of the First Half

29:54 The Delete the Tweet Award

36:55 The Receipt Keeper Award

38:19 Yankees Midseason Cy Young

38:40 The Cy Dung Award

41:26 The One Move the Yankees Have to Make

42:39 Second Half Yankees Predictions

43:09 How Many Trade Deadline Moves Will the Yankees Make?

50:56 Can a Yankees Prospect Make an Impact?

52:16 Predicting the Yankees' Second Half MVP

53:19 Predicting the Yankees' Second Half Cy Young

55:22 Final Record and AL East Prediction

56:13 Will the Yankees Reach and Win the World Series?

57:35 Final Thoughts

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