By now, you’ve likely heard that the Yankees have placed arguably, their most important player, Gary Sanchez, on the 10-day disabled list. For those hoping for a quick return to the lineup for The Kraken, Phillies right-hander Vince Velasquez missed 18 days last season with the same strained biceps injury.
While losing Sanchez will certainly affect the overall RBI potential of the lineup, it’ll also cause manager Joe Girardi to seriously juggle his batting order.
The small caveat of positive news coming out of this mess is that the Yankees and their fans will get their first glimpse of Kyle Higashioka‘s impressive bat against Major League pitching.