When the Yankees acquired Luke Voit and international bonus slot money from St. Louis last summer for a pair of fringe pitchers, many believed that the cash was the best part of the deal. No one gave it a second thought when — after a brief and inauspicious Bronx debut — Voit was demoted to Triple-A.
He seemed a different player after getting recalled a short time later, though. Voit exploded down the stretch to help the Yankees lock up their playoff spot, evoking memories of Shane Spencer in the process.
During the offseason, one of the biggest questions surrounding the Yankees was if Voit could keep it up, or would he wind up remembered as just another flash in the pan?