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Yankees Offense Despite Improvements Lacks Left Handed Power

The Yankees lineup, with shortstop Didi Gregorius out for at least the first month, leaves them only with first baseman Greg Bird as the sole lefty slugger in the lineup. The classic Yankee championship teams had been traditionally built on lefty power. So, it’ll be interesting to see how well the righties do in their absence.

That’s not to say that the team doesn’t have any lefty hitters that can fill the void, at least until Didi gets back. But no one is expecting a 20 home run season from Brett Gardner.