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By Kenneth Teape (@teapester725)
Coming into the season people knew that
it would be an up and down year for the usually dominant New York Yankees. They
no longer looked like the team of the 2000’s with big boppers throughout the
lineup and All-Stars all over the field.
Injuries then delivered a blow, as every
regular from last season outside of Robinson Cano and Brett Gardner were either
on another team or on the disabled list to start the season. Despite the uphill
battle facing them the Yankees, thanks to shrewd pickups by General Manager
Brian Cashman, started the season off better than anyone expected. They then
began getting players like Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis
back.
