Sitting 4.5 games ahead of the Athletics for the first AL Wild Card spot, the Yankees begin a critical three-game set in Oakland on Labor Day.
With stars Aaron Judge, Didi Gregorius and Aroldis Chapman still on the shelf, Clint Frazier in the midst of a rehab assignment and Gary Sanchez only recently rejoining the major league club, some Yankee regulars could use a bit of a breather.
However, for manager Aaron Boone, it’s a game of cat and mouse –whether or not to rest his most trusted personnel for those just called up, now that Sept.