The challenge of getting returning Yankees back in game shape

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty ImagesWe’ve spent so much of this season talking about how the Yankees are going to cover for all the injuries they’ve suffered. It’s safe to say we’ve all been thrilled with the way a previous bunch of nobodies has played while covering for guys like Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar.

The depth signing, DJ LeMahieu, has been the team’s best player all season, and the scrap heap pickups like Gio Urshela, Cameron Maybin and Mike Tauchman have posted wRC+ marks of 150, 142, and 145 respectively, while simultaneously improving the team’s defense.

The trick for the Yankees down the stretch won’t be the performance of the fill-ins; it will…