The Yankees really have more than one question mark at backstop

The Yankees lost one of the most reliable backstops in the business. For the last several years, the Yankees have had their ace in the hole, Austin Romine available to back up the injury-prone Gary Sanchez. As a free agent, Romine tested the waters and ended up with the Detroit Tigers, where he will compete during spring training for the starting catchers spot. Unfortunately for Romine, he will be playing for arguably the worst performing team in the league, having lost 114 games this past season. Baltimore was the worst team in the East, but the Tigers were the worst in baseball, breaking the record for losses previously held by the 1904 Washington Senators. Unfortunately for the Yankees, Romine’s departure leaves us with an injury-prone Sanchez and, for the most part, a backup catcher in the relatively untested Kyle Higashioka. I’ll explain what I mean by that later.

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