It’s nearing the end of April, and the Yankees’ injured list stretches longer than the opening crawl to a Star Wars movie. Yet, despite it all, the Yankees find themselves in better shape record-wise than before the position player injury epidemic struck them.
Much of the credit should go to the Yankees’ unlikely Murderers’ Row, who have averaged 4.8 runs scored over their past 10 games. While star turns from the likes of Michael Tauchman and Gio Urshela have certainly been a boon to the Yankees — as well as being extremely fun to watch — they alone aren’t enough to explain the torrid play of late.