gleyber torres

In 2018, he broke Joe DiMaggio's record of 45 doubles by a New York Yankees rookie. He hit 27 home runs and knocked in 92 runners for the Bronx Bombers. He finished second in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Do you know his name?

The New York Yankees had answers on their roster to the question, 'who would play first base in 2022?' They just didn't THE answer that fans and probably manager Aaron Boone wanted to hear. Luke Voit did a great job anchoring first base and hitting home runs, when he was healthy. DJ LeMahieu can play over there but he will play a lot of places, according to Boone. But the Pinstripes needed something more. Maybe someone that they had before.

The New York Yankees' season may be over, but the conversation around the team is just beginning. Here are ten questions we need answered, quickly.

The New York Yankees are one of the most talented teams in all of baseball. There's an argument to be made that the majority of the roster should be All-Stars and a handful of Yankees have MVP caliber talent BUT they don't look that way at the plate. It's early and there's plenty of baseball left to get things right but when you look at the last five or six years of Yankees teams there's a glaring reason they can't beat good teams in the postseason. The Yankees can not hit with Runners In Scoring Position!

There are members of the New York Yankees that General Manager Brian Cashman has in the past listed as "untouchable". 24-year-old shortstop Gleyber Torres has been on that list since he arrived in New York as part of the Aroldis Chapman trade with the Chicago Cubs. Torres had a tough go of it last year leaving MLB insiders questioning if Cashman would possibly move him. Reports of what ended the potential of Cinncinati Reds Pitcher Luis Castillo being traded to the Yankees would suggest Torres is still untouchable.

New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman spoke to YES Networks Meredith Marakovits about the Bronx Bombers offseason moves. Cashman's comments make it pretty clear where they stand on two of their current stars and two Free Agents that were on the roster last season. Let's play a quick game of "what he said and what he really meant" shall we?

My entire life I've been a New York Yankees fan. I've been blessed in my 43 years on this planet to see some truly spectacular Yankees teams, but I've also seen some pretty tragic examples of teams built around "talent" over chemistry. Some of the biggest name free agents and best teams on paper have been the biggest disappointments. So when you see a player that is both super talented and also "a glue guy" you gotta get excited. The player I see as a generational talent AND the kinda guy that will be a core that binds his team together is Gleyber Torres.

Before this season even began MLB experts like our own Buster Olney said don't worry about the early season injuries for the New York Yankees. They said that because teams like the Baltimore Orioles were on the schedule for the Bronx Bombers. Now that the season series between the Yankees and Orioles is complete it's easy to see just how right Buster was.

The Yankees position player roster is most likely set heading into this season so I decided to make a generic lineup that would be ideal if we were looking at offense ability only.

The Major League Baseball Regular season awards finalists have been named and when it comes to American League Rookie of the Year the New York Yankees have two of the three finalist for the best new comer award. Both Second Baseman Gleyber Torres and Third Baseman Miguel Andujar are on the final ballot along with Angels' phenom Shohei Ohtani.

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The rookie infielder looks to be out for the Bronx Bombers until at least the All-Star break.