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The roster the Yankees brought to Florida this weekend was decidedly not the one they had envisioned at this point in the season. That’s no secret, it hasn’t been for quite some time.
The surprise is that not only has the cobbled-together lineup of next-ups held the fort while the Aaron Judges and the Giancarlo Stantons of the world rehab various maladies, they’ve actually put New York in position to challenge for the lead in what’s widely regarded as the toughest division in baseball.