PHILADELPHIA — One was a utility player with no real track record of big-league success. The other was ticketed for Class AAA Tacoma to start the season having been outplayed by Guillermo Heredia. The fact that he was on the Mariners’ roster was a product of the Yankees not seeing him as part of their future.
Going into the 2017 season, Taylor Motter and Ben Gamel were known and loved for their flowing manes leaking out the back of their gaps and spilling over their face, leading to hair flips ripe for Twitter.
But through the course of the 2017 season, both player have provided some substance to go with their untrimmed style.