[外電] Reconstructing the Yankees regulars

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  Reconstructing the Yankees regulars

  http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2013/12/18/reconstructing-yankees-regulars/

  Posted by: Chad Jennings on Wednesday, December 18th, 2013


  Here's the Yankees individual statistics page.

  Here's what's kind of amazing about it: That same page for 2014 might list a

  different Yankees regular at every single position. Think about that.

  The Yankees are in the middle of an almost total lineup reconstruction, with

  Brett Gardner being the only player who was a regular last season being

  projected as a regular next season (at a different position and a different

  spot in the order).


  CATCHER

  Last year's regular: Chris Stewart

  Next year's projection: Brian McCann

  The Yankees have traded Stewart to Pittsburgh, and signed McCann out of

  Atlanta. They didn't necessarily intend to have Stewart as their regular

  catcher last season, and they made absolutely sure that he won't be next

  season.


  FIRST BASE

  Last year's regular: Lyle Overbay

  Next year's projection: Mark Teixiera

  It was supposed to be Teixeira's job last year, but there was that relatively

  minor issue of season-ending wrist surgery. No Teixeira forced the Yankees

  to turn to a guy who wasn't even in camp until the very end of spring

  training. Ultimately, Overbay got 445 at-bats last season, his highest total

  since he left Toronto after the 2010 season.


  SECOND BASE

  Last year's regular: Robinson Cano

  Next year's projection: Brian Roberts (I guess)

  The Yankees have created a sort of mix-and-match situation at second base.

  While it's hard to believe Roberts will be able to play enough to get enough

  at-bats to be considered the Yankees regular second baseman, I'm not sure

  there's a better guess for the Yankees 「regular second baseman」 at this

  point. We know for certain it won't be Cano.


  THIRD BASE

  Last year's regular: Jayson Nix

  Next year's projection: Kelly Johnson (I guess)

  Last year, Nix barely edged David Adams and Alex Rodriguez for the most

  innings spent at third base for the Yankees. As for next year, the position

  is a lot like second base in that it's pretty up for grabs. Could be Johnson.

  Could be Rodriguez. Could be — I guess — Eduardo Nunez. Could be a guy

  like Mark Reynolds who's not on the roster just yet. But with Nix a free

  agent, it seems safe to say it won't be him. At least, it probably won't be

  him.


  SHORTSTOP

  Last year's regular: Eduardo Nunez

  Next year's projection: Derek Jeter

  Like first base, the Yankees projected starter for next season is the same

  as their projected starter for last season. Problem is, the projection didn't

  work out last season. With Jeter suffering multiple setbacks, shortstop was

  left open to Nunez, who's now fallen to third on the depth chart behind Jeter

  and Brendan Ryan.


  LEFT FIELD

  Last year's regular: Vernon Wells

  Next year's projection: Brett Gardner

  Although Alfonso Soriano swooped in late in the year to give the Yankees

  more than 400 innings in left field, it was still Wells who spent the most

  time at the position. It was supposed to be Curtis Granderson's position,

  but he finished with the fourth-most time at the position. Things would have

  to go very wrong for Wells to be the regular left fielder again next season.


  CENTER FIELD

  Last year's regular: Brett Gardner

  Next year's projection: Jacoby Ellsbury

  No one came close to matching Gardner's center field playing time last year,

  but now that Ellsbury has been signed to a seven-year deal, it seems

  inevitable that Gardner will slide back to left field (assuming he's not

  shipped off in a trade). Gardner remains the most likely alternative in

  center.


  RIGHT FIELD

  Last year's regular: Ichiro Suzuki

  Next year's projection: Carlos Beltran

  If the Yankees end up trading Gardner, putting Soriano in left field, and

  making Beltran their regular DH, then there's a chance Ichiro could once

  again be the team's most commonly used right fielder. It's not totally out

  of the question, but it's certainly not in the cards as the team is

  currently constructed. Seems far more likely that Ichiro will be a little

  used fifth outfielder.


  DESIGNATED HITTER

  Last year's regular: Travis Hafner

  Next year's projection: Alfonso Soriano

  Even with the injury, Hafner still DHed in 77 games last season. Wells had

  the second-most for the Yankees with 22. The DH seems likely to see a lot of

  rotation again next season. I'll go ahead and guess that Soriano will get the

  most at-bats based on the current roster, but I guess I wouldn't be stunned

  if it were Beltran or even Rodriguez. I would, however, be stunned if it were

  Hafner.



--
Manny*: I know everybody is disappointed. So am I.

        I'm sorry about this whole situation.

A-Rod*: I was stupid!
                         Boooooooooooooooooooooooo!

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