Nearly every year, the Yankees have a Shane Robinson. Last year it was actually Shane Robinson, but almost every roster dating back to 2013 (which was basically a team of Shane Robinsons at points) has one.
What I mean by that is someone who you would not expect to play before the season, who not only gets called up, but ends up a fixture in the lineup for a couple weeks. Last July when Aaron Judge got injured, Robinson was an understandable call up at the time. He was already on the 40-man roster, having had a short stint in New York in April.