Predicting when injuries will occur is simply impossible, but over the past few seasons, the New York Yankees have dealt with significant issues in the department. They should be anticipating injuries at this point, especially in the outfield and with their starting pitchers. Last season, James Paxton missed a majority of the campaign, Luis Severino missed the entire year recovering from Tommy John surgery, Domingo German was still serving a suspension, and Masahiro Tanaka was plunked in the head with a line drive, forcing him to miss a few weeks.
The Yankees have only doubled down on their risk, acquiring Corey Kluber and Jameson Taillon, two pitchers who have barely played over the past two seasons.