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Yankees hitting coach has a surprising tip for Rob Refsnyder

Rob Refsnyder opened enough eyes in his two games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park last weekend to stick around with the Yankees after the All-Star break, but hitting coach Jeff Pentland said he needs a bit more of a body of work to judge the 24-year-old.

“It’s a little too early,” Pentland said of his take on the second baseman. “It’ll be about a week before I can really tell what we’re working with.”

Nevertheless, Pentland said he liked what he saw from Refsnyder in Tampa during spring training.

“After I got the job here, he was one of the names I heard,” said Pentland, who replaced Kevin Long during the offseason.