Just as the offense seemed to be nearing full strength, the Yankees suffered another blow this week when Giancarlo Stanton (OF, NYY) hit the IL with a PCL sprain in his right knee, likely keeping him out action until August.
Mike Tauchman (OF, NYY) received the initial call-up in the wake of the injury, and will be with the team for their London series this weekend against the Red Sox. The left-handed Tauchman, acquired via trade from the Rockies, has gotten 104 at-bats with the Yankees so far this season, hitting .212 (.226 xBA) with 4 HR and 14 RBI. His .323/.408/.571 performance at Triple-A in 2018 gave hope that he could provide more from an offensive standpoint, but his underwhelming hard-contact metrics (65 HctX,...
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