To say that Gio Urshela has been a welcome surprise to the Yankees would be an insult to welcome surprises. The journeyman third baseman’s 139 OPS+ in 22 games ranks alongside the Knights of the Vale rescuing the Stark army and [Avengers: Endgame spoiler redacted] as top clutch performances to keep a battered squad afloat.
Urshela’s elite performance so far has been more than covered by other writers here at Pinstripe Alley—check out these articles by Freeni and Brett for that analysis. It is time to start asking what Urshela’s long-term role will be on this team once other players begin to return from injury.