I actually don't care one bit if he isn't a vocal leader.
In a game in which he made two fielding errors and struck out twice, Donaldson was jawing with the opposing team's pitcher. One thing I know about leadership in MLB: .220 hitters can't be leaders.
LeMahieu is batting .189 with RISP this season.
Hicks has a .303 slugging percentage for the year.
The long-awaited return of Stanton has resulted in 3-for-31 and about 100 runners left on base.
Everyone already knows what the rest of the weekend will look like.
The Yankees won't get shut out three times in the Tampa sweep ... three shutouts in a row isn't likely ... they'll manage five or six runs over the next couple of games.
Torres will hit an opposite field home run and we will once again be reminded that he is at his best when he gets behind the ball and goes to the opposite field.
Stanton will hit a home run and it will mean he's getting his timing back.
Donaldson will get an RBI single and it will be the hit that finally gets him going. It will also be the only hit the Yankees have with RISP this weekend. One-for-the-weekend with RISP.
Boone will say that he was encouraged by the "traffic" and good at-bats because the Yankees hit a few balls that died at the warning track. The sweep is disappointing but they're trying hard and will have to pick it up.
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