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By Editor at March 18, 2024 | 9:30 am | Print
I took a look this week at the projected 2016 Yankee line-up. It looks like this:
Jacoby Ellsbury OF
Brett Gardener OF
Alex Rodriguez DH
Mark Texeira 1B
Carlos Beltran OF
Brian McCann C
Chase Headley 3B
Starlin Castro 2B
Didi Gregorius SS
Other than Castro, it looks a lot like last year.
In 2015 Teixeira led in home runs with 25 while Rodriguez and McCann had 24. Ellsbury had 30 stolen bases and Gardner had 19.
I can see stolen bases rising, but not home runs. We need a new big bat. The Yankees failed to pick up any big name players in the off-season.
The projected rotation is:
Masahiro Tanaka
Michael Pineda
Luis Severino
CC Sabathia
Nathan Eovaldi
Ivan Nova
Last year Pineda had 11 wins and Eovaldi had 10.
I don’t see Sabathia finishing with a winning record. He looked awful last year and bad in Spring training. The other five could be starters. I haven’t seen enough of Severino to be sure about him.
Closer Aroldis Chapman hasn’t had a good Spring Training. His velocity has not been there.
So far this Spring I am not impressed with the team. It could be a long season.
Looking at our complete lineup. I don’t see enough new acquisitions to put the Yankees above last year. Second or third place looks eminent at this point. A few rookies could play a role and there is always possibilities of a big trade. Other than that, this team has a lot of work ahead to see a winning season.
How do you view the season? Drop me a note at [email protected]. Any good thoughts will be posted here in future weeks.
