The Yankees have occasionally deployed power-hitting leadoff hitters over the years — Bobby Bonds and Alfonso Soriano among them — but it was typically because those teams lacked a traditional leadoff hitter. Despite having Jose Altuve, one of the best hitters in baseball, the Houston Astros used George Springer, their top home run hitter, in the leadoff spot last season. “If you have a lefty specialist, maybe they have one bullet in the middle of the game,” Boone said. Judge added that he would not change his approach if he was moved up one spot in the order. X-rays were negative, but the Yankees will know more about the severity of the injury when Drury is examined on Saturday.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2018 00:56 UTC