The Yankees received some welcome news over the weekend: Luke Voit will be playing rehab games in Somerset this week and, assuming all goes well, he’ll be back in the Yanks’ lineup shortly thereafter. Voit, having undergone surgery to repair a torn meniscus in March, will be a welcome sight on the lineup card.
That said, we need to be realistic. Voit has dealt with three weighty injuries since becoming a Yankee, which averages out to more than one weighty injury per season. Perhaps because he lacks league-wide star recognition, and also lacks a star’s contract, his injuries and absences haven’t been pored over as much as other notable players.