Numbers show how effective Yankees replacements were

Despite being battered by injuries, the Yankees rolled to an AL East title. Their lineup for most of the season didn’t come close to resembling the one at full strength, but in some cases, the replacements outperformed the ZiPS projections. Here’s a look at the statistics for the projected starter and for the player while playing the designated position:

Catcher

Projected starter: Gary Sanchez

Projected statistics: 110 games, .822 OPS, 28 HR, 85 RBI.

Actual statistics (as catcher): 88 games, .816 OPS, 27 HR, 61 RBI

Time on the injured list: April 11-23, July 24 to August 9 and September 13-26.

Primary replacement: Austin Romine (25 games, .789 OPS, 4 HR, 18 RBI)

First base

Projected starter: Luke…