For the third consecutive Sunday, the Yankees are playing a pair of split squad games this afternoon. Half the team will be in Clearwater to take on the Phillies while the other half will be in Sarasota to face the Orioles. The Yankees have ten exhibition games remaining and only three are at home in Tampa. Seems weird. Whatever.
Against the Phillies, the story of the day is Tyler Wade playing center field for the first time this spring. He has 172.1 career innings at the position, most coming last year with Triple-A Scranton. With Aaron Hicks looking increasingly likely to begin the season on the injured list, Wade is the de facto backup center fielder right now.