TAMPA — You possibly can’t wipe that omnipresent smile off of Yankees famous person Aaron Decide. Within the face of what others are logically calling the Yankees’ spring from hell, Decide nonetheless sees the solar by means of all of the darkish clouds, perhaps even with out squinting.
He understands what the Yankees misplaced. However he sees imported veteran stars contributing, and younger guys rising. Throughout, he sees positivity.
“Nobody in this room is fazed, which I think has been incredible … nobody in this room is really hit that hard,” Decide says. “You miss Gerrit Cole, among the best pitchers within the recreation … Luis Gil, who emerged as in all probability our second greatest starter final season … Massive G (Giancarlo Stanton) not being in there.
“You can’t replace a Cole. You can’t replace a Luis Gil. But I think we’ve got some young guys I feel are going to step up,” Decide mentioned, sounding satisfied and considerably convincing.
