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Yankees name Andy Pettitte special advisor to Brian Cashman

February 25, 2019 by Mike

Welcome back to the Yankees, Andy Pettitte. Earlier today Pettitte was named a special advisor to GM Brian Cashman, the Yankees announced. Pettitte said Derek Jeter tried to woo him to the Marlins — Jorge Posada recently joined Miami as a special advisor — but he wanted to remain a Yankee.

“I spoke with Derek recently,” said Pettitte to Ken Davidoff. “Obviously that would be something fun you could consider, with a couple of my buddies doing that or whatever. But this is something that has been in the works for really five years. Hal (Steinbrenner) and Cash and the organization have really been so great to me.”

“I’ll take as much Andy as I can get,” said Cashman to Bryan Hoch. Pettitte told Jack Curry his role will be “as loose as you could imagine,” and will allow him to coach his son Luke’s eighth grade baseball team this spring. He’ll assist Cashman however needed on the Major League and minor league side. Typical special advisor stuff.

The Yankees have never been shy about bringing aboard former players as special advisors. The special advisor stable currently includes Pettitte, Carlos Beltran, Hideki Matsui, Reggie Jackson, Alex Rodriguez, and Nick Swisher, among others. I’d bet on Mariano Rivera getting the special advisor title soon as well.

Business Decisions: Cashman’s Explanation Half Lacking

February 25, 2019 by Matt Imbrogno

Ah, what might have been… (Elsa/Getty Images)

While the gavel on the Yankees’ 2018-2019 offseason has not fully finished echoing, it’s definitely been dropped and the sound is beginning to die out. The organization officially passed on Manny Machado; there’s a more-or-less-zero-percent chance they sign Bryce Harper. The same applies to Craig Kimbrel, Dallas Keuchel, or any of the other remaining major free agents. On some level, all of this can be justified. As pointed out this weekend, the Yankees are going to be an excellent team without those big name players. They could be in a position to be even better, sure, but lots of wins are coming their way regardless. Brian Cashman explained his approach to the offseason in this David Lennon piece.

There’s really nothing groundbreaking in the piece, but the tone is a bit paternalistic, especially Lennon’s opening, implying that fans who’ve griped about a lack of Machado and Harper “don’t know what [they’re] talking about.” I get it–there is an information gap between the fans and the front office and there always will be. The gulf of that gap is probably bigger than we know and ranges over myriad subjects we may not have even thought about. That doesn’t mean, however, that such a statement is any less condescending.

“I just want to make good, sound business decisions,” Cashman said. “I know in this world of social media, there’s a lot of haters, judgers and experts that come along the way, and that’s fine. Fans are short for fanatics, and I get that too. But our job is to make objective decisions and based on real facts. You just want people to be as objective as you are.

“In fairness to people out there that take those positions, they don’t have all the information. I think if they were in a better position to get all the data points that guide our decision-making, they’d be in a better position to understand every course we plot. We’re comfortable with what we have and what we’ve done. We believe in what we’ve got.”

This is just a more detailed way of saying the above. It also masks the moves behind some curtain of careful consideration that we shouldn’t dare to criticize. They know the secret sauce; we don’t and never will, so let’s just trust them. Pay no attention to the algorithms behind the curtain.

As for the “objective decisions” part of what he says, there’s little subjectivity in saying that signing elite players at 26 is a good move, both baseball-wise and business-wise, even if those require ten-year contracts. Even contracts we might consider albatross contracts would look much different if they were for the age 26-35 seasons, like Machado’s will be. Let’s take a look, using Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, and Miguel Cabrera–three players whose contracts became or have become the definition of onerous–as examples.

Player	Average per 162 games/650 PA, age 26-35
Rodriguez	.296/.391/.564/.955; 147 OPS+; 44 HR; 6.9 bWAR
Pujols	.301/.386/.559/.946; 155 OPS+; 40 HR; 6.3 bWAR
Cabrera	.321/.404/.558/.962; 158 OPS+; 34 HR; 5.4 bWAR

All three players were/have been remarkably productive from the ages of 26-35. Between the three, there is only one below 100 OPS+ season in there–93 from Miguel Cabrera in 2017; he bounced back to produce a 130 OPS+ in 2018–though only in 157 PA. Raising the bar to a 130 OPS+–high, sure, but we’re talking about three of the best hitters ever here–there are five seasons: Cabrera’s 2017, three by Pujols, and one by Rodriguez. For elite talent, these hypothetical contracts tend to work out.

Robinson Cano–whose contract many fear will become an albatross–was also very productive in his 26-35 years, averaging a 134 OPS+ and 5.9 bWAR per 650 PA. He’s probably a better comparison for Harper and Machado, since they’re not (yet?) all-time greats like the three in the table above. And, of course, we should probably mention Jason Heyward and Jacoby Ellsbury here, as their long-term deals have looked far-less sparkling than the guys above. Still, there’s an objective case to be made that elite talent from 26-35 is well-worth the investment.

Cashman also has to “figure out what he’s going to eventually be paying young stars such as Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres,” in light of the long term Giancarlo Stanton contract. In his own words, Lennon calls Stanton a “payroll clogger” because of his high salary and AAV and there is more than a grain of truth to Cashman’s words about having to pay his young guys. However, there’s another side to that coin.

The first is that he can work out–or try to work out–extensions with them like he just did with Luis Severino. That would give the team some payroll certainty, which seems to be Cashman’s concern for the future. Luck for him, then, that according to Cot’s, the Yankees have very little money on the books beyond 2021.

Looking strictly at total salary, they have just Stanton’s $29M and Severino’s $11.5M on the books for 2022, as well as an option on Zack Britton. For 2023, the only guaranteed money is $32M for Stanton and at least $2.75M to Severino in a buyout. In terms of the luxury tax, it’s just $35M guaranteed (Stanton and Severino) for 2022 and just Stanton’s $25M in 2023. There seems to be plenty of wiggle room for the Yankees to build a great future roster with their young players now, as well as contracts to potential free agents like Aaron Hicks, Didi Gregorius, and Dellin Betances.

From Lennon one more time:

“If you have good, young stuff, it doesn’t make you have to do anything,” Cashman said. “You can continue to bet on their futures and grow with them, and we’re growing with them.”

They expect to win a World Series with them, too. That’s the plan, anyway, even minus Machado and Harper.

I wish I got paid each time I said this, but I’ll say it again anyway: the 2019 Yankees are going to be really good and could win the World Series, “even minus Machado and Harper.” They’re a team with a great young core that should carry them. But, again, this is the exact type of team to add elite talent to. Adding guys like Machado and Harper would help this team grow into a championship contender both now and in the near future, just when the young core is in its prime. Wouldn’t building a near-guaranteed perennial winner be a “sound business decision”? I may just be a fan, but I sure as hell think so.

Spring Training Game Thread: Paxton’s Debut

February 25, 2019 by Mike

After a weekend on the road, the Yankees will play their first home game of the Grapefruit League season this afternoon. The Yankees are at George M. Steinbrenner Field today and that means we’ll see Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton for the first time this spring. I wouldn’t call Judge a veteran yet, but he’s definitely earned “you don’t have to go on road trips in February” status.

Today’s main event: James Paxton. He is making his spring debut — he’ll also be the first member of the projected Opening Day pitching staff to appear in a Grapefruit League game — after being the team’s prized offseason addition. Paxton will only throw two innings or 30-ish pitches, something like that, but this’ll be our first opportunity to see him on the mound. Should be fun.

Also, Troy Tulowitzki is the lineup for the first time today. Aaron Boone said the Yankees will take it easy on him early in camp — it’ll be a few weeks until he plays back-to-back days — though today will be our first chance to see him in action. I’m more curious to see how he moves at shortstop than how he swings the bat. Here is the Blue Jays’ lineup and here are the players the Yankees will use today:

SS Troy Tulowitzki
RF Aaron Judge
DH Giancarlo Stanton
CF Aaron Hicks
2B Gleyber Torres
1B Greg Bird
C Kyle Higashioka
LF Trey Amburgey
3B Angel Aguilar

LHP James Paxton

Available Position Players: C Kellin Deglan, C Francisco Diaz, C Jorge Saez, 1B Mike Ford, 1B/OF Ryan McBroom, IF Oswaldo Cabrera, IF Diego Castillo, IF Dermis Garcia, IF Wilkerman Garcia, IF Kyle Holder, OF Billy Burns, OF Estevan Florial, OF Isiah Gilliam, OF Jeff Hendrix, OF Zack Zehner. Aguilar, McBroom, Cabrera, Castillo, Gilliam, Hendrix, Zehner, and the Garcias are up from minor league camp. I hope we get to see Dermis launch some bombs in the late innings.

Available Pitchers: RHP Luis Cessa, RHP Cale Coshow, LHP Phil Diehl, RHP Domingo German, RHP Chad Green, RHP Joe Harvey, RHP Jonathan Holder. Green and Holder wouldn’t be on the list as extra arms. They’re pitching today. I imagine Cessa and German will as well.

It is warm, cloudy, and windy in Tampa this afternoon. Not as windy as it is here in New York, but windy. Today’s game will begin at 1:05pm ET and you can watch live on YES and MLB.tv. There are no MLB.tv blackouts in Spring Training.

The end of Brett Gardner’s time as an everyday player [2019 Season Preview]

February 25, 2019 by Mike

The Yankees had a busy offseason, maybe the busiest in baseball, and it all started with a new contract for Brett Gardner. Three days after the World Series the Yankees declined Gardner’s $12M club option, instead paying him a $2M buyout and giving him a new one-year contract worth $7.5M. Gardner gets $9.5M total and the Yankees get a $7.5M luxury tax hit in 2019 (the buyout was taxed during the first four years of his contract).

“I wasn’t sure what to expect at the end of the season, but being able to come back and rejoin this special group of guys we have in place, continue my career in a Yankees uniform — and hopefully finish it in a Yankees uniform — it means a great deal to me,” Gardner said to Bryan Hoch after signing his new contract. “We have some unfinished business. It was tough to sit back and watch the rest of the postseason this year. It was a great learning experience for us. We have a young team and had a great season, but we came up short of our goal.”

Gardner, now 35, is the longest tenured Yankee and the longest tenured player in the organization, minor leagues included. He is the only active Yankee to have played a home game in the old Yankee Stadium and one of only nine active players to play a home game in the old Yankee Stadium. The other eight: Melky Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Francisco Cervelli, Tyler Clippard, Ian Kennedy, Dioner Navarro, David Robertson, and Chris Stewart. (Stewart played one game with the 2008 Yankees and Navarro recently signed a minor league deal with the Indians.)

Last season was Gardner’s worst as a full-time big leaguer. He hit .236/.322/.368 (90 wRC+) overall and was moved to the bottom of the lineup at midseason, and then out of the lineup entirely following the Andrew McCutchen trade and Aaron Judge’s return from his wrist injury. There’s a chance he would’ve been out of the lineup completely in the postseason had Aaron Hicks not tweaked his hamstring in Game One of the ALDS and needed a few days to heal up.

Clearly, the Yankees overpaid to bring Gardner back. Similar-ish veteran outfielders like Nick Markakis ($6M) and Jon Jay ($4M) received less money, Curtis Granderson had to take a minor league contract, and others like Adam Jones and Denard Span remain unsigned. Had they waited out the market, the Yankees probably could’ve brought Gardner back for $3M or $4M less than they gave him.

That said, I couldn’t possibly care less about the Yankees saving a few million bucks, and it’s not like re-signing Gardner prevented the Yankees from making other moves (i.e. signing Manny Machado or Bryce Harper). The Yankees valued Gardner at some dollar amount, they gave him that dollar amount, and now he’s back for year 12 in pinstripes. Let’s preview his season.

Does he have anything left in the tank?

A fair question following a dreadful second half. It’s easy to forget Gardner went into the All-Star break hitting .254/.345/.403 (106 wRC+) last year, nearly identical to his .264/.347/.393 (104 wRC+) career line going into 2018. It was the same ol’ Brett Gardner into mid-July. The second half was terrible though. Gardner hit .209/.288/.316 (68 wRC+) after the All-Star break and the plunge was drastic:

Gardner’s defense slipped as well, though we’re talking about a well-above-average defender becoming a merely above-average defender. He went +12 DRS in 2016 to +20 DRS in 2017 to +10 DRS in 2018. The baserunning numbers were good as well. Gardner was +8.9 runs on the bases per FanGraphs and +4.1 per Baseball Prospectus last year. It was +6.0 and +1.8 in 2017, respectively, and +7.1 and +5.2 in 2016, again respectively. Gardner’s sprint speed, per StatCast:

2016: 28.7 feet per second (69th in MLB)
2017: 28.8 feet per second (71st in MLB)
2018: 29.2 feet per second (37th in MLB)

Gardner’s game has always revolved around his legs and defense, and, by and large, those two skills remained intact last year. He played the field well and he ran the bases well. As well as he had in the past? Not quite when it comes to his fielding, but he was still very good. Good enough to play Yankee Stadium’s spacious left field every day and also play some center field on occasion. (Gardner’s 34 games in center last year were his most since 2015.)

At his age, another slip in the field should be expected this coming season, though Gardner’s starting at such a high baseline that it’s not unreasonable to expect him to continue to be an asset in left field. Sure, he could go from way above-average to Raul Ibanez overnight, but I’d bet against it. I am pretty confident Gardner will continue to play a strong left field and run the bases well this season. What will he do at the plate? That’s another question.

We know two things about Gardner’s offense. One, he was typical Brett Gardner in the first half last year before collapsing in the second half. And two, his quality of contact was in line with the last few years. There wasn’t a big and sudden drop in hard-hit rate or anything like that. Some numbers:

Gardner’s hard-hit rate, exit velocity, barrel rate, and all that was right in line with previous years. His expected wOBA, or xwOBA, was not. StatCast’s batted ball data says Gardner lost some bloop and seeing-eye singles and replaced them with pop-ups, which are close to automatic outs. That’s why he went from consistently running a .300+ BABIP throughout his career to .272 last year.

Two questions going forward: One, can Gardner reduce his pop-up rate, and two, can he continue to maintain his usual hard-hit rates? He is 35 now and will turn 36 in August, and once age-related decline sets in, it is basically impossible to reverse. The best case scenario is usually slowing that decline down. Gardner has done the good first half/terrible second half thing that left everyone wondering if he’s done before (137 wRC+/67 wRC+ in 2015). He is older now though, and further decline in performance can’t be ruled out, if not expected.

How much will he play?

Two weeks ago Aaron Boone didn’t even mention Gardner’s name when asked about his leadoff hitter. He mentioned Hicks and Gleyber Torres, and even Aaron Judge as a possibility against lefties. Not Gardner. “We will kind of evolve over Spring Training. My expectation is that we will see a lot of different orders depending on right and left as Spring Training unfolds and the start of the season unfolds,” Boone said.

Boone and the Yankees have not said anything about Gardner’s playing time this year. They mentioned reducing his workload last year and it never really happened, at least not until after the McCutchen trade and Judge’s return from the disabled list. At the very least, Gardner should sit against lefties this year. He hit .239/.309/.319 (74 wRC+) against southpaws last year and .233/.308/.315 (70 wRC+) the last three years. That can not continue.

Replacing Gardner in the lineup will be a piece of cake, in theory. Giancarlo Stanton slides into left field, Miguel Andujar moves to DH, and DJ LeMahieu plays third. Nice and easy. Should Clint Frazier make the Opening Day roster — I still think that’s unlikely after missing so much time last year, but we’ll see — it would give the Yankees another option to replace Gardner in left. Getting him out of the lineup is the easy part. How much should he be in the lineup is another question.

And that’s not a question we can answer now. Gardner should sit against lefties. We know that much. His playing time against righties will depend on his performance, first and foremost, and also the roster around him. Stanton in left with Andujar at DH and LeMahieu at third sounds great until someone’s hamstring starts barking or goes through a slump that renders them a bigger offensive liability than Gardner. It’ll happen. You watch.

Gardner has started at least 130 games every year since 2013 and he often comes off the bench for defense in the late innings when he doesn’t start. At this point of his career, he is probably most useful as an 80-90 start player who basically never starts against lefties. A true righty platoon bat who hits eighth or ninth and contributes more value with his defense and baserunning than his bat. That’s how Gardner best helps the Yankees on the field in 2019.

Give the Yankees a truth serum and I think they’d tell you they want Frazier to platoon with Gardner by midseason and replace him in left field come 2020. Frazier’s development this year will be a factor in Gardner’s playing time. Gardner is a highly respected veteran, but I also think that if Frazier forces the issue, the Yankees will reduce Gardner’s playing time the same way they reduced Brian McCann’s playing time when Gary Sanchez arrived. Unless he mashes and the Yankees can’t keep him out of the lineup, Gardner’s days as an everyday player figure to be over.

“I wouldn’t want him to think any other way,” said Gardner to Brendan Kuty last week when asked about Frazier possibly taking his job. “If he comes into camp complacent with being a fourth outfielder, complacent with going to Triple-A, that’s not good for anybody. You want guys who want to push other people. You want to be pushed. The more we push each other, the better we’ll get in the long run.”

What happens after 2019?

Don’t worry about it. At least not right now. Gardner recently said he wants to play beyond this season — “They are still enjoying the run,” he said to George King last week, referring to his family — but lots of guys want to keep playing and don’t get the opportunity, especially in this free agent market. Gardner’s future is not worth worrying about right now. There is an entire season that has to play out between now and then.

I will say this though: The Yankees clearly value Gardner for more than what he provides on the field. He’s a leader in the clubhouse who mentors young players, and that’s not something the Yankees want to lose, especially not with CC Sabathia set to retire. If I had to bet right now, on February 25th, I’d bet on the Yankees re-signing Gardner to another low-cost one-year contract to be their fourth outfielder in 2020. Someone has to do the job, even if Frazier takes over as the regular left fielder.

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Gardner has been a rock atop the lineup for the Yankees for the better part of a decade now, but those days are over, and he’s now a complementary player on a team loaded with young stars. His playing time should be reduced this year, especially against lefties. Gardner has been no worse than a +2.5 WAR player the last six years (including last year) because of his defense and baserunning, which have considerable value. I wouldn’t expect him to do that again with reduced playing time, but even with a below-average bat, Gardner still does enough things to help the Yankees win. At age 35, less is more. Less playing time equals less wear and tear and, hopefully, more offensive production.

Yankees sign Aaron Hicks to seven-year contract extension

February 25, 2019 by Mike

11:04am ET: The Yankees have officially announced the extension, so it is a done deal. “Now I don’t have to worry about buying diapers,” Hicks said at this morning’s press conference, referring to his newborn son Aaron Jr. Here’s to seven more years of Hicksie doing cool baseball things.

8:06am ET: The Yankees have locked up another member of their core. According to multiple reports, the Yankees and center fielder Aaron Hicks have agreed to a seven-year, $70M extension with a club option for an eighth year. The deal begins this year, so it covers his age 29-35 seasons. An official announcement is expected later today.

“I think Aaron Hicks is maybe the most underrated player in the game. He is such a valuable player, playing a premium position,” Aaron Boone said to George King over the weekend. “As good as our guys control the strike zone he is probably the poster child for it. And the ability to hit with power and the speed he brings. He is really a complete player. He has come in to his own the last couple of seasons.”

Here is the contract breakdown. For luxury tax purposes, it is a $10M hit from 2019-25 with an $11.5M hit in 2026 if the option is exercised. There’s no luxury tax hit in 2026 if the option is declined. (The buyout is taxed during the seven guaranteed years of the deal.)

2019: $6M salary plus $2M signing bonus
2020: $10.5M salary
2021: $10.5M salary
2022: $10.5M salary
2023: $10.5M salary
2024: $9.5M salary
2025: $9.5M salary
2026: $12.5M club option or $1M buyout
No no-trade clause, but Hicks gets a $1M assignment bonus if traded.

Hicks, 29, has broken out as one of the best center fielders in MLB the last two years — only Mike Trout (+16.8 WAR) and Lorenzo Cain (+12.2 WAR) have been more valuable than Hicks (+8.6 WAR) in center the last two seasons — hitting .255/.368/.470 (127 wRC+) with 42 homers to go with strong defense and baserunning. That includes a career-high 27 homers in 2018. He’s an all-around contributor.

The Yankees originally acquired Hicks from the Twins in a one-for-one trade involving catcher John Ryan Murphy back in November 2015. Murphy went 12-for-82 (.146) in 26 games with the Twins and spend most of the 2016-17 seasons in Triple-A. Minnesota sent him to the Diamondbacks in a minor trade at the 2017 deadline. No matter what happens with Hicks from here on out, that trade has been a massive win for the Yankees. Goodness.

Minnesota originally selected Hicks with the 14th overall pick in the 2008 draft and, once upon a time, Baseball America (subs. req’d) ranked him as the 19th best prospect in baseball. I love a good out-of-nowhere success story as much as anyone, but this is not that. Hicks has always been tooled up and highly regarded. It just took him some time to find his way at the big league level. The Yankees bought low and have been rewarded handsomely.

The Yankees signed Luis Severino to a four-year, $40M extension with a fifth year club option two weeks ago. He was four years away from free agency, however. Hicks was due to become a free agent following the 2019 season. The Yankees have also had extension talks with Dellin Betances — Jon Heyman says the two sides are still discussing a deal — though not Aaron Judge, apparently. I imagine that’ll change soon enough. I assume a Didi Gregorius extension is on the to-do list as well.

This is the largest non-free agent contract the Yankees have given out since signing Derek Jeter to his ten-year, $189M extension back in February 2001. It’s not even close, really. The Yankee have done several extensions in the $40M to $50M range (Severino, Robinson Cano, Brett Gardner, Javy Vazquez) but nothing close to $70M. An extension for Judge would figure to top Hicks’ deal. If not in length, then at least in guaranteed dollars.

Fan Confidence Poll: February 25th, 2019

February 25, 2019 by Mike

Spring Training Record: 1-1 (13 RS, 13 RA)
Spring Training Schedule This Week: Monday vs. Blue Jays (YES, MLB.tv); Tuesday vs. Phillies (YES, MLB.tv); Wednesday at Tigers (no TV); Thursday vs. Pirates (no TV); Friday vs. Orioles (no TV); Saturday at Pirates (no TV); Sunday vs. Tigers (ss) (YES, MLB.tv); Sunday at Blue Jays (ss) (MLB.tv)

Feb. 24th Spring Training Notes: Voit, Farquhar, Tanaka, Sevy

February 24, 2019 by Mike

The Yankees picked up their first win of the Grapefruit League season this afternoon. One day after Greg Bird went 2-for-2 with a double, Luke Voit went 2-for-3 with a long home run (video). Landed on the roof of the Hooters Tiki Bar beyond the left-center field wall. Seems fitting. Tyler Wade went 3-for-3 with two loud opposite field doubles. I thought both had a chance to leave the yard. He has three doubles in two games so far. Clint Frazier went 0-for-4 and Matt Lipka went 1-for-2 with a homer. He is 2-for-5 with a double and a homer through two games. It’s happening.

Jonathan Loaisiga made the start and struck out two in two scoreless innings. Trevor Stephan faced six batters and gave up three home runs, all to projected big leaguers (Willy Adames, Mike Zunino, Austin Meadows). Ouch. Stephen Tarpley may be this year’s Spring Training closer. He got the save in the ninth. Here are the box score and video highlights (hopefully MLB.com makes their videos embeddable soon), and here are today’s notes from Spring Training:

Following the game Voit said he’s focusing on his defense this spring. “My goal this year is obviously to win a World Series, but to make my defense night and day. I want to win a Gold Glove. That’s kind of my mindset,” he said. Yesterday Aaron Boone said he considers Greg Bird the better defender, but noted Voit’s improved in the field. [Erik Boland]
Back in Tampa, Danny Farquhar was among those to face hitters in a simulated game. His wife and three kids were in the stands. “I told them I wanted them to be in the stands. Just to see my family, my kids so happy and just enjoying themselves, it gives me that extra boost of energy,” he said. I have to think every day on the field is special for them. [Mark Didtler]
Masahiro Tanaka was among those to throw a bullpen session. Here’s some video. He’s starting Tuesday. I wonder if we’ll see that new pause in his delivery in games. Would be fun as long as he doesn’t sacrifice stuff or command. It’d give Tanaka another way to mess with hitters.
Luis Severino threw a simulated game yesterday and said the plan is to throw one more simulated game before appearing in a Grapefruit League game. That puts him on track to make his spring debut early next week sometime. Seems like the Yankees are taking it easy Severino early this spring. Never a bad idea. [George King]

The Yankees are back in action tomorrow with their Grapefruit League home opener. James Paxton will be on the mound and the day’s main event. Boone told Erik Boland both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton will make their spring debuts as well. Fun fun fun. Tomorrow’s game is another 1:05pm ET start. The game will air live on YES and MLB.tv.