Tyler Wade tweeted out a picture of himself in Florida on Monday, expressing his excitement to report to spring training and get back to work for the Yankees. The team seems excited to have him back as well, considering that they passed on bringing back multiple potential backup infielders due to the promise they still see in Wade.
So far, Wade hasn’t given the Yankees much tangible evidence to reward their high hopes for him, especially not last season, when he finished with a 31 OPS+ over 36 games. The Yankees feel that the illness Wade battled early in the season doomed his campaign from the start.