Yankees diagnose ‘frustrating’ injury for slugging prospect Austin Wells
The bottom-third of the lineup - left fielder Aaron Hicks, catcher Kyle Higashioka and shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa - figures to be a bit more fungible, especially with shortstop and, perhaps to a lesser extent, left field open for competition in camp.īut on the whole, for a spring training game, it might have been about as close as it gets to an Opening Day lineup. TAMPA - Wednesday marked four weeks and a day away from Opening Day, so there is still plenty of time for Aaron Boone to change his mind or wrenches to be thrown into his plan.īut the Yankees manager may have tipped his hand as to what his lineup - or most of it, at least - will look like on March 30 against the Giants at Yankee Stadium.įor Wednesday’s Grapefruit League exhibition against the Nationals at Steinbrenner Field, Boone rolled out a lineup with second baseman DJ LeMahieu leading off, followed by Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson and Harrison Bader. Yankees’ center-field options if they don’t land top choice Yankees should let star outfielder go elsewhere for one reason Zack Britton breaks down the Yankees’ disconnect Stud reliever details analytics ‘rift’ that’s plaguing Yankees
