VENICE, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 28: Chris Gittens #92 of the New York Yankees at bat during the spring training game against the Atlanta Braves at Cool Today Park on February 28, 2020 in Venice, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
There’s an offensive spark waiting in the trees in Scranton who, thus far, the New York Yankees have simply ignored.
With at least two 40-man roster spots potentially open in the coming weeks, though, they have no excuse to continue looking the other way on slugging first baseman Chris Gittens.
Earlier in the campaign, when the Yankees’ sole concern at first base was, “Why is Jay Bruce still manning the position while we wait a few weeks for Luke Voit’s rehab to ramp up?