by Paul Semendinger
February 21, 2021
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This is my first guess at the Yankees’ 2021 Opening Day Roster.
Better said, this is the roster I would go with if the decision were up to me, at least as things look as Spring Training begins.
SP – Gerrit Cole
SP – Corey Kluber
SP – James Taillon
SP – Jordan Montgomery
SP – Deivi Garcia
C – Kyle Higashioka
C – Gary Sanchez
1B – Luke Voit
2B – D.J. LeMahieu
SS – Gleyber Torres
3B – Gio Urshela
LF – Clint Frazier
CF – Aaron Hicks
RF – Aaron Judge
DH – Giancarlo Stanton
RP – Aroldis Chapman
RP – Zack Britton
RP – Chad Green
RP – Darren O’Day
RP – Luis Cessa or Jonathan Loaisiga or Nick Nelson (undetermined right now)
RP – UPDATE – Justin Wilson (Thanks Fuster!) (This was Nick Nelson)
OF – Jay Bruce
OF – Brett Gardner
INF – Thairo Estrada
INF – Tyler Wade
UTL – Derek Dietrich
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