By JOEL SHERMAN

Morgan Ensberg hit his first Yankee homer on Monday night. Yet his presence on the Yankees does not make sense to me. The Yanks had spoken all offseason about how important it was for them to find at least 300 plate appearances for Shelley Duncan to see if the righty power he flashed last year was legit. The Yanks initially began this season with both Duncan and Ensberg on the roster. Which was illogical. They are essentially the same player, except Duncan had the ability to go to the outfield while Ensberg could play third. Of course, the backup third baseman to an Iron Man such as Alex Rodriguez does not hold much value, but battinig righty as a counterbalance in the outfield to Bobby Abreu, Johnny Damon and Hideki Matsui does.

TO CONTINUE READING THIS ITEM AND FOR MORE ON THE YANKEES AND ALL OF BASEBALL, GO TO JOEL SHERMAN’S HARDBALL BLOG.