TORONTO — OK, let’s address the Urshela in the room.
Ever since Gio Urshela emerged as a Yankees hero at large in April, replacing the injured Miguel Andujar with a superior all-around game at third base, forward-thinking Yankees fans have written and wondered: What’s going to happen next year?
I punted. Let things play out through the season, I counseled. When Urshela managed only a .682 OPS in June, and the Yankees’ acquisition of Edwin Encarnacion in the middle of that month seemingly pushed DJ LeMahieu away from first base and toward more starts at the hot corner, it appeared the dilemma would resolve itself.