For the second straight offseason/spring, the Yankees have been plagued by injuries to a handful of key players and will not enter the regular season at full strength.
Luis Severino is already done for the season after recently undergoing Tommy John surgery and James Paxton will be out until May at the earliest following back surgery in early February. Aaron Hicks underwent TJ surgery as well in late October and he might not return until July while Giancarlo Stanton is more than likely to start the season on the IL because of a calf strain.
As for Aaron Judge, we’re all still waiting patiently to find out what exactly is causing him pain in his right shoulder and chest area.