If what you had been lacking in your life was a 2,000-plus-word deep dive into the Yankees discovering a righty bat, do I’ve a column for you.
Let’s begin right here: Do they really want two righty bats?
1. The best can be somebody who might play a number of positions amongst first base, third base and the outfield whereas limiting strikeouts. Absolutely wholesome, the Yankees’ main lineup goes to have six lefty bats, together with at each nook infield positions (Ben Rice/Ryan McMahon) and two within the outfield (Cody Bellinger/Trent Grisham). McMahon and Grisham, particularly, are gamers unlikely to begin towards many lefties.
2. Final season, with Rice, J.C. Escarra and Austin Wells, the Yankees turned the primary staff in MLB historical past to have each plate look from their catchers come from the left aspect. All three are again — although Rice is earmarked to play as the first first baseman. A righty bat to staff with Wells would provide higher stability and permit them to make use of Escarra in a commerce or put him at Triple-A for depth.
