MOOSIC, Pa. -- Gleyber Torres is 6-foot-1, but during spring training his play towered over a New York Yankees camp that included the 6-7 Aaron Judge. Torres hit .448 in 29 at-bats, leaving GM Brian Cashman to swat down questions about Torres moving all the way from A-ball to the big leagues to replace an injured Didi Gregorius.
These days, Judge is the biggest story in baseball, hitting home runs at rookie-record pace, leading the All-Star voting, emerging as the candidate to beat for AL MVP and making Torres sound just like any other 20-year-old Yankees fan.