Why Mike Tauchman should start over Brett Gardner

Photo by Cody Glenn/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesFor Yankees fans, seeing Brett Gardner in the outfield has been standard for more than the last decade. Obviously, this year has been anything but ordinary. Instead of seeing Gardy run out to left field this year, we may see Mike Tauchman patrolling left for the majority of the shortened 2020 season.

Gardner, 36, is coming off one of the best seasons of his 11-year career. He mashed a career-high 28 home runs in 141 games, and posted a 115 wRC+ and 3.6 fWAR. He was, without a doubt, a valuable part to the Yankees last year. Gardy has always been a fan-favorite, which makes it even harder to swallow that his career is winding down. He will…