Could Gio Urshela Be Back In The Yankee Mix?

Please Lord, let it be true.  Cashman made a fatal mistake letting Gio go for Josh Donaldson.

i keep seeing people bring up cashman’s quote about donaldson. i’m not saying tht he was on a HoF path before joining the yankees, but he wasn’t tht far off. pic.twitter.com/wMJdKYMw9S https://t.co/sXqXVW0HLI

— • (@nyy_saj) January 1, 2024

Gio was actually better than Josh Donaldson. The problem with Cashman was his analytics were looking at what Donaldson accomplished in the past and the analytics group wasn’t going through a projection process and Gio did so much better than Josh after that trade went down.  Donaldson broke down, Gio was consistent.

Now there’s word that Gio could be back in the mix for the Yankees. Empire Sports Media writes:

“Boone already indicated that veteran DJ LeMahieu would start the 2024 season at third base after a good defensive campaign. LeMahieu bounce back after a tough first half of the year offensively, picking things up during the second half following the All-Star break. However, if the Yankees want to bring in support, they may look to former Yankee Gio Urshela as a potential option….

if Urshela can continue hitting with a high batting average and getting on base at a 33% clip, he can be a good utility man to help defensively at multiple infield positions or simply lock down third base if DJ struggles. Urshela has played 4,620.1 innings at third base in his career, logging a .967 field percentage, including 10 defensive runs saved collectively. He posted six defensive runs saved last season over 270 innings, an impressive mark considering the innings limit.”