The New York Yankees have been without Brett Gardnerin left field all but nine games this season, and the impact could have been catastrophic but it hasn’t been.
Rick Ankiel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Yankees are no doubt slower sans the speedy Gardner, as the Yankees rank 24th in steals with 50 on the season, skipper Joe Girardi and GM Brian Cashman utilization of a left fielder by committee between veterans Andruw Jones and Raul Ibanez has exceeded expectations.
And yes it has been painful at times to watch this duo play defense because their old age gets exploited but they have made up for it with their hot bats.
Earlier this week the Yankees confirmed what I already predicted that Gardner needs elbow surgery and is done for the season. Well, luckily you can’t really miss something you never had so sending a get-well-soon and see you next year card to Gardner should suffice but not for the Yankees.
The latest rumor, via a tweet from Washington Post Nationals beat writer Adam K...
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PLAYERS:
Brett Gardner,
Rick Ankiel,
Brian Cashman,
Andruw Jones,
Raul Ibanez,
Nick Swisher
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Washington Nationals
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Washington Nationals
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