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Curtis Granderson Injury: It’s Time for Zoilo Almonte to Shine

most of you know, Curtis Granderson will be sidelined for "approximately" 10 weeks with a broken right forearm after being drilled with a pitch by J.A. Happ in Sunday's spring training game against the Toronto Blue Jays (via CBS New York).

The New York Yankees have several options that could potentially take over in left field while Granderson is recovering. Brett Gardner will most certainly be playing center field now, so left field is wide open.

Juan Rivera, Matt Diaz and Melky Mesa could all see time as the starting left fielder, but there's one player that really stands out above the rest for me. His name is Zoilo Almonte.

Many fans remember Almonte bursting on to the scene during last season's spring training. He hit .286/.286/.429 ...

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