NEW YORK — When Alex Verdugo was acquired from the Red Sox this past December, the Yankees thought they were finally putting a stop to the revolving door that had been spinning in left field for several years.
Go back to the final few seasons of Brett Gardner’s career and the standard at the position in pinstripes was ineffectiveness and disappointment. Think Clint Frazier and Joey Gallo, Aaron Hicks and Miguel Andújar.