The Yankees had a number of questions to answer entering 2022. It was hard to predict just what the Yankees would get out of starting pitchers like Luis Severino and Nestor Cortes. They had apparent holes at shortstop, catcher, and center field, and a number of veterans, such as DJ LeMahieu and Gleyber Torres, coming off down 2021 campaigns.
Not among the many worries heading into the year were regarding Giancarlo Stanton’s at the plate. That’s not to say that Stanton didn’t keep many of us up at night for some reasons, namely his ability to stay on the field and his chances of aging gracefully through a long-term contract.