CC Sabathia is starting tonight and you know, it would be nice if he had a clean outing, if only for everyone’s sanity. The Yankees say there’s a fifth starter’s competition, and if true, Sabathia had better start getting some outs. We’ll see. Here is the Gameday link. You can follow that way. Here are the day’s notes from Tampa:
- Jacoby Ellsbury (wrist) is not in tonight’s lineup as tentatively scheduled. He did take batting practice today and Joe Girardi said he wanted to wait one more day before putting him back into the lineup. Sounds like Ellsbury will play tomorrow. [Mark Feinsand, Bryan Hoch]
- Pitching coach Larry Rothschild said Masahiro Tanaka has to “get back to the basics” because he’s thinking too much about his mechanics. Tanaka was not in camp today because he has family in town, presumably his newborn son. He’s physically fine and will be back tomorrow. [Erik Boland]
- Mariano Rivera is still hanging around camp as a guest instructor, by the way. And yes, he’s still shagging fly balls. Brendan Kuty has video. How many spring innings do you think Mo would need to be game ready? I say no more than ten.
- Shane Hennigan posted the day’s minor league lineups. The Yankees have had Aaron Judge work with Reggie Jackson recently. “Getting better,” said Mr. October. [Jon Heyman]
- The Yankees will play the Orioles tomorrow afternoon and, thankfully, that game will be on TV. It’s a rare YES road game. Only one of the spring. Ivan Nova is the scheduled starter.
This is tonight’s open thread. Both ESPN (Cubs vs. Giants at 7pm ET) and MLB Network (Dodgers vs. Indians at 10pm ET) are showing live games tonight. The Knicks, Nets, and Devils are playing, plus the NCAA basketball tournament resumes tonight. Talk about those games, the unwatchable Yankees-Rays game, or anything else right here.
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