The Yankees, it goes without saying, have not had a successful season thus far. They have been riddled with injury after injury. During a time when the 2019 Yankees are below .500 and are looking up at the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East standings, they’re going to need certain players to step up to help them get out of this funk.
With Greg Bird showing, yet again, that he cannot stay healthy, coming down with another significant injury, the Yankees need their surprise acquisition from last summer now more than ever.