For 162 games the Yankees were a Transformer. Constructed by a chameleon. Painted by Jackson Pollock.
You could have played a near daily game of ‘Who is here today?’ Is that Cory Gearrin or Tyler Lyons? Is Jonathan Loaisiga coming so the team could gauge where he is in his rehab or to start against the Blue Jays? I’ll take Kendrys Morales for $500, Alex.
Through 39 injured list stints covering an MLB-record 30 different players, Aaron Boone orchestrated chaos into cohesion. The cast changed, but not the focus, expectations or ambitions. The Yankees were a six-month fire drill, but Boone maneuvered the best out of the A-to-Z of his 54 players — from the Aarons to Zack.