Tyler Wade is one of a handful of players trying to crack the Yankees’ Big League roster. He, along with non-roster invites Danny Espinosa and Jace Peterson, are battling super prospect Gleyber Torres for the opening at second base in the Bronx. One thing that gives Wade the upper hand over the others? Praise from the longest tenured Yankee.
“He has a lot of talent and fits right into our camp. He kind of reminds me of me as a younger player a little bit, but he has a lot more talent,’’ Brett Gardner told George King of the New York Post Wednesday.