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BALTIMORE \u2014 Cody Bellinger enjoyed a get-right game on Tuesday night to further build on an encouraging week and was rewarded on Wednesday with \u2026 a day off.<\/p>\n
The Orioles sending lefty Cade Povich to the mound had something to do with that, but it is also the conundrum the Yankees are facing on a daily basis as they rotate four outfielders for three spots \u2014 or, really, three outfielders for two spots because Aaron Judge is not going anywhere unless it is the occasional DH day.<\/p>\n
Aaron Boone considers this a good problem to have because it has largely been necessitated by Trent Grisham\u2019s resurgent start to the season that has forced his bat into the lineup on a regular basis. It means that on most nights, one of Bellinger, Grisham or Jasson Dom\u00ednguez is going to be out of the lineup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a lot of deserving people to play,\u201d Boone said Wednesday at Camden Yards before wrapping up a series against the Orioles with a 5-4 loss. \u201cSo I have a guy [sitting] usually every day that I\u2019d rather have in the lineup. But it also gives us a chance to keep guys fresh, keep guys playing a lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust feel like this\u2019ll hopefully be a good thing in the long haul for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The daily decision is more difficult when the Yankees are facing a right-handed starter, as the switch-hitting Dom\u00ednguez is better from the left side and both Grisham and Bellinger hit left-handed.<\/p>\n
And the puzzle may get even more complicated whenever Giancarlo Stanton returns from the injured list, especially if Ben Rice is still crushing the ball \u2014 therefore taking away even more DH at-bats from one of the outfielders \u2014 but that is not imminent.<\/p>\n
Entering Wednesday, Bellinger and Dom\u00ednguez had each started 25 games while Grisham had started 17, but seven of the past eight when he was not on the paternity list. <\/p>\n
His importance to the lineup has taken off in recent weeks, with the left-handed hitter now suddenly a fixture at the top of the lineup \u2014 mostly in the top spot, where he crushed another leadoff homer on Tuesday, though he batted second against Povich on Wednesday, going 1-for-4.<\/p>\n
Grisham, who is now hitting .292, entered the night with a 1.030 OPS \u2014 second on the team behind only Judge\u2019s 1.235. <\/p>\n
The center fielder\u2019s track record would suggest that playing this well may not be fully sustainable over the course of the long season, but the Yankees are going to keep running him out there as long as he continues to hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegularity helps \u2014 I\u2019m not going to say it doesn\u2019t,\u201d Grisham said this week. \u201cI learned a lot last year about coming off the bench and I think it made me a little better in that aspect. So I think I\u2019m more fit for handling both roles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bellinger, meanwhile, went 2-for-4 with a home run, two-run double and two walks Tuesday and entered the game batting .318 with a 1.039 OPS, six walks and only three strikeouts over his past six games before striking out in a pinch-hit appearance Wednesday. <\/p>\n
He has been the least productive hitter of the three outfielders through the first month of the season (with a .644 OPS), but may be finding some footing of late.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel like he\u2019s built some momentum here these last couple of days,\u201d Boone said.<\/p>\n
As for Dom\u00ednguez, the 22-year-old \u2014 who went 0-for-4 in the Yankees\u2019 loss on Wednesday night \u2014 has been a different hitter from either side of the plate. <\/p>\n
In 62 plate appearances as a left-handed hitter, he was batting .321 with a .887 OPS. In 38 plate appearances as a right-handed hitter, he was batting just .094 (3-for-32) with a .424 OPS.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s inexperience,\u201d Boone said. \u201cHe just hasn\u2019t played a ton of baseball for a 22-year-old. So that really shows up on the right side where you\u2019re obviously getting less at-bats. I think he has the makings to be good over there, while acknowledging it\u2019s been a struggle there too.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe good thing about this year there, I feel like he\u2019s shown signs of really controlling the zone from that side. There\u2019s been some swing-and-miss there. He\u2019s got a couple really big hits for us from that side too. One of those things you got to keep working at and be a little patient with a young player.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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