Say you were tasked with writing a manual on how to build a Yankees champion based on the previous 27. Wouldn’t the very first chapter revolve around finding lefty power – and plenty of it?
In 2017 and for the near future – unless your pinstriped watch is set to Bryce Harper time – the Yankees do not project to have an abundance of lefty power swinging for the short right-field porch.
The best hope now and for the next few years is first baseman Greg Bird, and the Yankees are worried enough about the condition of his surgically repaired shoulder Hal Steinbrenner agreed to raise the payroll again to fit in Chris Carter – a righty masher, if you are scoring at home.