The talk all week around the Yankees blogosphere, especially
after an off day Monday and a rainout on Sunday, and on Twitter has been the
second coming of the man they call Swish, Nick Swisher. Swisher is still
working out down in Tampa at the Yankees minor league complex waiting on his
minor league deal to be finalized and waiting for his number to be called so he
can return to the Bronx. Swisher is not what he once was, not after a pair of
knee surgeries and not by a long shot, but the grim reality is that same man
that couldn’t crack a rebuilding Atlanta Braves roster could be on his way to a
Yankees bench near you. Nostalgia aside what would the Yankees lineup look like
tonight in Toronto if Swisher were in it and Mark Teixeira was not?
Let the speculation begin:
Jacoby Ellsbury
Brett Gardner
Alex Rodriguez
Brian McCann
Carlos Beltran
Chase Headley
Starlin Castro
Didi Gregorius
Nick Swisher
Keep in mind this is the lineup I think the Yankees will put
out there. This is my speculation on Joe Girardi’s lineup, not my own. Please
forward the hate mail accordingly. I’d personally have Starlin Castro hitting
second, McCann third to keep the left, right, left thing going and maybe A Rod
cleaning up. This lineup doesn’t look as much like a daunting task for opposing
pitchers with Swisher in it and Teixeira out of it, does it? Let’s hope for the
health of Teixeira if we plan on watching any meaningful baseball this October
in the Bronx.
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