First Guess At The 26-Man Roster

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.

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SP – Gerrit Cole

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SP – Corey Kluber

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SP – James Taillon

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SP – Jordan Montgomery

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SP – Deivi Garcia

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C – Kyle Higashioka

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C – Gary Sanchez

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1B – Luke Voit

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2B – D.J. LeMahieu

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SS – Gleyber Torres

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3B – Gio Urshela

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LF – Clint Frazier

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CF – Aaron Hicks

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RF – Aaron Judge

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DH – Giancarlo Stanton

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RP – Aroldis Chapman

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RP – Zack Britton

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RP – Chad Green

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RP – Darren O’Day

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RP – Luis Cessa or Jonathan Loaisiga or Nick Nelson (undetermined right now)

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RP – UPDATE – Justin Wilson (Thanks Fuster!) (This was Nick Nelson)

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OF – Jay Bruce

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OF – Brett Gardner

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INF – Thairo Estrada

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INF – Tyler Wade

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UTL – Derek Dietrich