Whether it’s four or five weeks, rather than the usual six, fewer Grapefruit League games will impact the Yankees in several ways.
is healthy and said he has been throwing bullpen sessions, but as he aims to pitch a full season for the first time since 2018, the right-hander would no doubt benefit from a full spring training after tossing just 7 ¹/₃ innings last year, including the postseason.N.Y. Post: Charles Wenzelberg; AP; Robert Sabo; Corey Sipkin
Aaron Hicks, who has been sidelined by several injuries since signing an extension prior to the 2019 season, is coming off a wrist injury that cost him most of 2021. Over the past three seasons, Hicks has appeared in a total of just 145 regular-season games.He was healthy enough to play a dozen games in the Dominican winter league this offseason in an effort to eliminate some rust, but he could use more at-bats this spring.
Perhaps Voit could play his way into the conversation or become a more valuable trade chip, since he’s due to make around $5.4 million in arbitration and led the majors in homers in 2020.The Yankees only made one free-agent deal before the lockout, bringing back Joely Rodriguez to the bullpen. But they did add some minor league free agents, including Ender Inciarte, who would normally attempt to show his value as a backup outfielder over the course of a typical spring.
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