Before each pitcher’s first start, we are going to do a deep dive Statcast breakdown on the New York Yankees’ rotation options. Previously we covered Jonathan Loaisiga, Jordan Montgomery, Gerrit Cole, James Paxton, and J.A. Happ. Up today: Masahiro Tanaka
Background
Masahiro Tanaka is the longest tenured member of the Yankees’ rotation now that CC Sbathia has retired. Signed in the winter of 2014 after being posted from Japan by the Rakuten Golden Eagles, Tanaka has been a stalwart of the rotation for the past 6 seasons.