I didn’t realize how much I missed baseball on a lazy Saturday until yesterday. Now I look forward to realizing how much I missed it on Sundays too. The day-in, day-out grind of baseball has returned even though these games aren’t all that meaningful. The prospects have brought us some fun highlights already though, and that’s cool. Spring Training is a great time of year for prospect watching.
This afternoon Luis Severino, one of five candidates for the fourth and fifth starter spots, will make his first Grapefruit League start. If you could get the Yankees to give you an honest answer, I’m sure they’d tell you they want Severino to grab one of those spots and run with it. That’d be ideal. At the same time, he’ll have to show improved command and more confidence in his changeup to make that happen. Here is the skeleton crew the Blue Jays sent on the road trip, and here is the Yankees’ lineup:
- LF Brett Gardner
- CF Jacoby Ellsbury
- C Gary Sanchez
- DH Matt Holliday
- SS Didi Gregorius
- 1B Chris Carter
- 2B Starlin Castro
- 3B Chase Headley
- RF Aaron Hicks
RHP Luis Severino
Available Pitchers: RHP Johnny Barbato, RHP Brady Lail, LHP Jason Gurka, and RHP J.P. Feyereisen are all scheduled to pitch after Severino. RHP Gio Gallegos, RHP J.R. Graham, RHP Kyle Haynes, RHP Matt Marsh, and LHP Evan Rutckyj are all available as well. Haynes and Marsh are up from minor league camp for the day.
Available Position Players: C Kyle Higashioka, 1B Donovan Solano, 2B Pete Kozma, SS Tyler Wade, 3B Ruben Tejada, LF Ronald Torreyes, CF Rashad Crawford, RF Billy McKinney, and DH Francisco Diaz will be the second string off the bench. C Jorge Saez, C Kellin Deglan, SS Jorge Mateo, SS Gleyber Torres, 3B Miguel Andujar, OF Dustin Fowler, and OF Clint Frazier are also available, if necessary. Crawford, who was the fourth piece in the Aroldis Chapman trade, is up from minor league camp for the day.
Pretty excellent weather in Tampa today, according to the internet. Sunny with temperatures in the upper-70s, but not much humidity. I wish I was there. This afternoon’s game will begin a little after 1pm ET. You can watch on YES locally and MLB.tv nationally. There’s also the FOX Sports Go app. Enjoy.
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