Franchy Cordero was a last-minute addition to the Yankees’ roster for Opening Day, but he has already made his presence felt. With Giancarlo Stanton in the DH slot most nights, an injured Harrison Bader, and the increasingly apparent fall of Aaron Hicks, there was some room in the outfield equation. So far, he’s flashed some interesting things given the opportunity. Years after he was a bit of a boom-or-bust prospect, he looks like an early candidate to be a surprise contributor to this Yankees team.
Cordero has only had 15 plate appearances on the year going into Monday, so it doesn’t do much to look at any hard statistics quite yet.