Question or comments? Feel free to follow me on Twitter talk New York Yankees and Major League Baseball.For Didi Gregorius, 2015 was an unmitigated success. He made 121 regular-season appearances over the last two years.įilling out the pen will be Warren, who had a surprisingly-strong first year in relief in 2014, and Rogers, who will likely be the long man.Īll stats were obtained via. Carpenter, acquired with Shreve in a trade with the Atlanta Braves, will bring some durability to the group. Miller will not be the only southpaw in the Yankees pen, as Wilson and Shreve will also provide power pitching from the left side. Setting him up will be Miller, one of the most electric relievers in baseball. Some fans may be worried about Betances as he moves into the closer role in place of David Robertson, but the kid has done everything to show that he possesses the stuff and the mentality to handle the ninth. In fact, it will be one of the better bullpens in Major League Baseball in 2015. The Yankees bullpen will be the most talented part of this team. However, several guys there are huge injury risks, so it may be wise for the Yankees to add one more arm on a cheap contract before Opening Day comes around.ġ9. If the Yankees starting staff can stay healthy, they could surprise a lot of people. Tanaka and Pineda have the stuff of aces, Eovaldi is regarded as a lot better than the 4.37 ERA he put up last year and Sabathia, if healthy, can at least get this team 180-200 innings, if not pitch well.Ĭapuano is there to fill in for Ivan Nova, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery and will not be back until midseason. The Yankees rotation is actually more talented as it stands than people think. Gone are Brandon McCarthy, Hiroki Kuroda and Shane Greene. The only guy they brought in was Eovaldi via trade. While many Yankees fans were hoping for another big-time pitcher like Max Scherzer or Jon Lester, the Yankees decided to mostly stand pat. The same could go for Jones, who can also play in right.ġ4. That means Young, the team's fourth outfielder, is going to see some action. He is going to have to spend some significant time as a designated hitter (again, what is A-Rod's role going to be?). Beltran was downright terrible at the plate and his defense seemed to be well below what fans have come to expect from the three-time Gold Glove winner. The veteran slugger dealt with all kinds of issues and ailments last year and his play was clearly affected. The biggest question will be Beltran's health. 271 last year with 16 homers and 70 runs batted in. Ellsbury was solid and should put up similar, if not better numbers in 2015 after hitting. Gardner had the best season of his career in 2014, so the Yankees are hoping he can play up to that level once again.
The Yankees outfield is another area that should come with few questions.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 12, Brett Gardner LF 13. Who knows, perhaps by the time Opening Day rolls around, he will not have one at all.ġ0. It remains to be seen what his exact role will be. The disgraced slugger is coming off a year-long suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, and the Yankees have made it clear they do not expect him to spend much time in the field, per the Associated Press via.
Meanwhile, Jones will give the Yankees two things their bench lacked all of last season: a legitimate backup first baseman and some pop. The would-be rookie is more versatile and better at the plate. Instead, the Yankees should opt to go with Pirela. Given the quality defense Gregorius and Drew provide up the middle, Brendan Ryan's services are no longer needed. Another new face, Gregorius, will bring youth and elite defense to the shortstop position, while Headley is also back at the hot corner.įiguring out the Yankees bench will be a tricky one. Drew, whom the Yankees acquired midseason, will return and most likely start the year as the team's second baseman despite talented prospect Rob Refsnyder waiting in the wings. The Yankees infield corps is going to look a lot different on Opening Day in 2015 than it did in 2014.Īt first base, Teixeira is projected to be the only holdover from last year's start to the season.
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