TAMPA – On a beautiful Saturday morning at the Yankees’ player-development complex, Aroldis Chapman practiced live batting for teammates on Billy Martin Field (Field 1)? . Chad Green then followed Chapman on Field 1.
It represented a worry-free zone in the Yankees universe. Their bullpen appears solid and strong, barring an injury epidemic. Most other areas have uncertainties.
Sunday will serve as a terrific return to semi-normal status, with some 3,000 fan George M. Steinbrenner is cheering the Yankees at the field – the first time his non-family supporters can see him playing since March 12 – as he opened the exhibition schedule against the rising Blue Jays. The day will also inaugurate the next, most important phase of spring training, with these questions they will have the longest time to break camp on March 29.
Who are their nine starting pitchers?
Who are their nine starting pitchers? No, they probably won’t deploy a nine-man rotation. Still he used nine starts to get through last year’s 60-game schedule, so when people go down, knowing your first nine, even though five occupy the major league roster, is reasonable. appears to be. Choices from Beyond Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Jameson Tillon and Jordan Montgomery include Devi Garcia, Domingo Jarman, Michael King, Nick Nelson and the non-roster, with Johoris Chasin and Asher Wojkowski on the midside with Luis Severino (Tommy John Surgery) I hope to return. .
Then there is rookie Clarke Schmidt, who will open the season on the injured list with a right elbow injury, but the deal goes through, saying: “I know I can play important innings with the club and I really contribute to this team. I can do it. I’ll do that. ”Especially given how much Kluber, Taillon and Jarman have pitched recently, the Yankees will need a lot of contributors.
Do Gary Sanchez and Glibber Torres look close to their best self?
Sanchez destroyed a 95-mph fastball on Saturday. “It is a very good place right now. He looks good, ”the Yankees told coach Marcus Thames, who said that Sanchez spent the winter fixing his timing. “I’m ready for him in a game.”
Torres appears more fit than Brian Cashman said in winter for reporting out of shape for last year’s second spring training, although the COVID-19 media ban keeps players far away from us. If these two people can see more together on both sides of the ball next month, it will go a long way toward pinstriped peace.
Has Domingo German made progress with his teammates?
In Retrospect, the Yanks clearly should have been more active in integrating the Germans, having withdrawn from the team from September 2019 due to a domestic-violence offense. Aaron Boone accepted as much after Bretton had publicly moved to German and before Luke Voight did so.
German’s clubhouse speech and the Zoom news conference went smoothly. Now he can pitch well while remaining low-key on social media and avoiding all other headlines?
Does Jay Bruce belong to the team?
This is pointing to the damage that Bruce’s left-hander bat could do at Yankee Stadium and in this right-and-left-leaning Yankees lineup. However, there seems to be no roster spot for the 33-year-old, whose last three years have been collectively on a rough deal. Also note that, if the Yankees are determined to stay under the $ 210 million luxury-tax threshold, Bruce’s $ 1.35 million salary gives the team that much shorter mobility trade deadline comes – and the same other giants are non-committal. -Roster invites like Chacin ($ 800,000), Wojciechowski ($ 750,000) and catcher Robinson Chirinos ($ 1 million). The Yankees currently have a $ 5 million payroll room.
The 2018 American League Rookie of the Year runner-up first noticed a serious right shoulder injury and then Jio Urshella risked his future. If a similarly skilled player is injured, then he jumps directly into the mix, perhaps ahead of Bruce. If not, however, then tickets for the Andujar Triple-A Scranton / Wilkes-Barre (starting April 6) or alternative site.
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