Help may come to the depressed Yankees.
Outfielder Esteban Florial is "expected" to be called up Wednesday,NJ.com reports the Yankees on Tuesday night will put him in a 3-for-3 against the Rays. Reported when defeated by 1.
Florial is the clear winner in center field with Aaron Hicks. A need can be met in the midst of a prolonged downturn.
"We haven't decided anything definite yet," Aaron Boone said after the loss. "There could be something... nothing final yet."
In 88 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkevalle this year, Floreal batted .284 with 14 home runs, 32 stolen bases and an OPS of .852. He had 122 strikeouts in his 349 at-bats, a rate slightly down from a few years ago but still high.
