For the last two decades the New York Yankees magic number has been” 2.” Derek Jeter, who will be the last man to wear a pinstriped 2 for the Bronx bombers, was the Yankee Captain, the leader, the heart and soul, and manned the 2-hole in the Yankees lineup. His retirement after the 2014 season left the Yankees a changed team. But, in 2015 the importance of the number two remains.
In 2015 it is clear that there has been a sea-change in the Yankees organization. Jeter and the “Core Four” are gone and what is left is something new.