Josh Donaldson is here, which means he feels like he can still mash like he did before 2022.
TAMPA — Josh Donaldson is here, which means he feels like he can still mash like he did before 2022, and that season was either an offensive disaster or an aberration for him depending on one’s perspective. If the former MVP thought he was done as a contributing offensive force, he would have walked away, he said. Just left the game behind. Stayed in Alabama with his family and called it a fine career. Just like that.
The numbers tell you he was only a slightly below average offensive player last year, and while he was outstanding defensively — he should have received a Gold Glove nomination, at least — but he can’t accept below average, or even average. He makes clear he’d give it up if he’s convinced he can’t get it back. “I would retire, just for the fact that I’ve had a certain quality of production I’m used to,” Donaldson said. “I don’t want to just play to play. I want to play to win.
Josh Donaldson makes a throw during the Yankees’ spring training game against the Pirates on March 6.He has a year left on his deal, but it’s not about that. It’s about getting back what he was. Donaldson knows he has something to prove to New Yorkers, too. He heard boos last year, especially in October, when he and most of the rest of the lineup struggled before falling, again, to the Astros, the eventual World Series winner.
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