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Mike Ford can be more than just a high-floor bench bat for the Yankees

In his brief stint with the Yankees this year, Mike Ford did not exactly wow with the bat. He posted a .179/.378/.321 slash, with only five hits (one home run) in 37 plate appearances over ten games. He walked a lot — hence the high OBP — but besides that, most of the analysis discussing Ford’s potential role have focused on his minor league track record and his major breakout this year at Triple-A Scranton.

Focusing on his minor league stats makes sense, given the extremely small sample size at the major league level.