Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman acknowledged recently that the team’s top prospects of yesterday are going to have to earn starting jobs. With Spring Training about to kick into full gear, let’s take a look at the Yankees’ most prominent position battles.
Starting rotation
There’s nothing Yankees fans and coaches alike, would love more than Severino forcing his way into the rotation this spring. The former top pitching prospect struggled last season after an enticing debut in 2015. If his offseason sessions with Pedro Martinez pan out, fans are going to have some complicated feelings toward the Hall of Fame ace who once stamped his legacy in Boston.