Every team has one — think David Freese, Cody Ross, and Jorge Soler. Every year, a team goes on a deep playoff run and That Guy steps up.
That Guy isn’t necessarily a bad player; he’s just not the first, or second, or even third who you’d expect to play a critical role come October. With the Yankees, we expect Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole to be huge parts of a potential pennant run, but they can’t do it themselves. Someone’s gotta be That Guy for the 2022 Yankees, and it’s never too early to consider the early favorites.