With Jacoby Ellsbury, Clint Frazier, Aaron Hicks, and Billy McKinney all sidelined with injuries, the Yankees suddenly find themselves needing to patch together an outfield. The Bombers answered the injury bug by sliding Brett Gardner to center field and asking Giancarlo Stanton to be the regular left fielder, with Aaron Judge remaining in right. Aaron Boone would prefer to keep Stanton in the designated role, but he simply doesn’t have many other options at the moment.
Hicks’ injury particularly hurts the Yankees in the field, where he boasts a top-notch arm and has shown his strong ability to cover ground in center.