In the past two days, New York Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone have been saying that while they trust the slumping offensive performers to eventually regain their stroke, they would be more than willing to experiment with the lineup with the hope of jumpstarting a dormant unit.
While the Yankees could play Rougned Odor or Tyler Wade (or even Derek Dietrich) at second base and slide DJ LeMahieu to play first base until Luke Voit returns from injury in mid-May, the team is taking the most appropriate and natural route.
The Yankees have recalled first baseman Mike Ford from the alternate training site and he will earn playing time at his natural first base position.