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Yankees Enter the Season Looking for Something to Worry About

TAMPA, Fla. — Don’t say health. Every team needs healthy players. But if not health, then what, exactly, should worry the Yankees in the final week or so before the regular season? Answering that question might be the biggest challenge of this strangely serene spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field.

At least when camp started, the Yankees had openings at second and third base, with highly touted prospects penciled in. Then they added veterans who can play both positions, trading for Brandon Drury from the Arizona Diamondbacks and signing the veteran Neil Walker as a free agent.