After an encouraging rookie season in 2019, Adam Haseley took a step back in 2020. The formerly strong defense was supplanted by questionable routes and misplays, and manager Joe Girardi didn’t seem to think that he was capable of hitting against left-handed pitching.
Heading into Spring Training 2021, Haseley was part of a four-way competition for the starting centerfield job with Roman Quinn, Scott Kingery, and Odubel Herrera. None of them looked very good, but Haseley was deemed to look the least bad of the group and earned the Opening Day nod.
The good
It would be difficult to describe anything about Haseley’s season as good.