His club has missed the postseason two straight seasons, the roster is loaded with age and there are health questions in every corner of the clubhouse.
Yet, manager Joe Girardi understands the mantra that smothers the Yankees every year no matter who wears the uniform: win the World Series. That is something the Yankees have done once (2009) in the past 14 seasons.
"That's why we come to camp, that's why we train, it's the World Series, that's our goal,'' Girardi said. "To me it's all or nothing. That's why you play.''
Mark Teixeira fouled a ball off his right knee during a minor league game Sunday in Tampa in his final at-bat. He was treated with ice and no tests were planned.
"Hopefully it's nothing. I left him back there so he wouldn't have to make a long trip and that didn't work out so well,'' Girardi said of Teixeira, who has played in a combined 138 games the past two years due to injuries.
Following Sunday's 7-0 win over the Astros, Girardi said, "I was told he is OK. He iced and I don't see it being a problem.''
Since Monday is dark on the Yankees' schedule and Teixeira won't make the long bus ride to Fort Myers to play the Twins on Tuesday, Wednesday is the earliest he could return.
Dellin Betances and Esmil Rogers pitched and Brian McCann caught in a minor league game Sunday.
After undergoing X-rays Saturday on the left wrist, Didi Gregorius had an MRI exam to make sure the negative X-ray didn't miss anything. The MRI came back clean.
"He felt better [Sunday],'' Girardi said of the shortstop who sprained the wrist diving for a ball Saturday. "I figured if I said Wednesday [as a return date] he doesn't have to rush. If he is not ready Wednesday, Thursday. I feel Didi is ready to go.''
"Feeling better. It's loose. It's my hope [to play Wednesday],'' Gregorius said. "I think I'm okay for Opening Day.''
General manager Brian Cashman watched the play unfold and Gregorius not get up.
"Yeah, of course, You just saw an awkward roll, yeah, of course. I've seen it with Matsui and Gardner in the outfield, in left. You see those things could play poorly,'' Cashman said when asked if he was worried about the play. "I just saw Didi in the hallway. He told me he's feeling much better. I saw [trainer] Stevie [Donohue] when I first got in there this morning, at 8:15. He was already treating him and gave the thumbs-up. … We have more than enough time to hopefully [have Gregorius] not be an issue.''
According to Cashman, Jose Pirela could start the season on the DL after suffering a concussion eight days ago and Jacoby Ellsbury was never considered to be in jeopardy of missing Opening Day. Ellsbury, who has been out since the middle of March with a strained oblique muscle, is slated to play in a minor league game Tuesday.
Girardi has to make a decision between Austin Romine and John Ryan Murphy for the backup catcher's job and fill two spots in the bullpen.
Girardi said he wanted to get the pen squared away before the Yankees travel to Washington for the final exhibition game against the Nationals on Saturday.
"He looked good in the spring and then he had the rib-cage pull. He never had the chance to really take that competition to the end. But we're excited we have him. I think he liked being here,'' Cashman said. "I'm glad he's given us a chance to extend it. So we'll see. Gotta get him healthy first.'
With Adam Warren about to be announced as the fifth starter, that leaves Girardi with Rogers as one long reliever. Chase Whitley could be a second multi-inning arm and Chasen Shreve could be the third lefty.
"I would hope we would have everything done but sometimes you don't,'' Girardi said. "But there are other things involved that are beyond my control.
Girardi is still deciding if he will name a closer between Andrew Miller or Betances.
"That is a decision we haven't made yet,'' Girardi said. "That could happen next week. Whatever we have for the first game there will be a plan in place. If I was going to name a closer I would make it public.''
Slade Heathcott and Jacob Lindgren were the most recognizable names cut by the Yankees Sunday. Heathcott, a first-round pick in 2009, and Lindgren, a second-round but first Yankee pick last year, were reassigned to minor league camp.
The Yankees released right-hander Scott Baker, sent right-hander Kyle Davies to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre, optioned righty Bryan Mitchell and re-signed right-hander Jared Burton who was released from a minor league deal on March 26.
Outfielder Ramon Flores was optioned to SWB. Reassigned to minor league camp was infielder Cole Figueroa, infielder Jonathan Galvez, catcher Kyle Higashioka and right-handed pitcher Nick Rumbelow.
Had Baker been with the Yankees on Tuesday he would have had to been paid $100,000. The Yankees have an interest in bringing him back despite him posting a 7.84 ERA in four games (two starts).
As for Burton, Cashman was happy he decided to stay in the organization.
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