DUNEDIN, FLORIDA - MARCH 21: Chris Gittens #92 of the New York Yankees swings at a pitch during the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during a spring training game at TD Ballpark on March 21, 2021 in Dunedin, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
Luckily for the Yankees, Luke Voit opted for surgery during the exact 48-hour window during which Jay Bruce was hanging in roster limbo.
Somehow, I don’t think the timing of that examination and diagnosis was a happy accident.
Bruce was the obvious solution, and went from the open market to the Yankees’ starting first base job in a stunning 25th-hour reversal.