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The case for riding rookie’s hot hand — even when Drury returns

The Yankees quickly are approaching a place where they truly will have an embarrassment of riches on their major league roster.

Who knows how long that will last? Professional athletes get injured a lot. Yet if Brandon Drury returns shortly from the disabled list — he plans to play in a rehabilitation game Wednesday for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre — then, man, will Aaron Boone have himself some options until the next mishap. And let’s not even dive into the prospect of a Greg Bird return.

Should he get to this happy juncture, Boone must walk the line between juggling and disruption, and here’s how he should lean on what will be the most pressing issue upon Drury’s activation:

Miguel Andujar and his bat must get as many starts as possible.