The New York Yankees have one of the better rosters in baseball, but they're struggling to stay afloat in the American League.

The New York Yankees’ recent losing stretch, one that has put them in the third AL wild card spot, has had obvious effects on manager Aaron Boone’s demeanor. The Athletic’s Brendan Kuty reports that MLB observers are noticing changes in Boone that they’ve never seen throughout his eight years in charge of the Bronx Bombers.

The most recent example of Boone’s tone shift came after the Yankees scraped by for a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday. Instead of propping up his players in front of a YES Network TV camera and reporters after snapping a brutal five-game losing streak, Boone offered analysis that was colder and more clinical than rah-rah.