The New York Yankees currently have a couple of question marks in the rotation. One of them is J.A. Happ, who has struggled in his two appearances so far in the season, mostly with command. The other one is James Paxton, as the Big Maple has been showing diminished velocity since his first start of the season.
However, Paxton, who allowed eight runs (six earned) in his first two starts against the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox, was miles better in his last turn versus the Tampa Bay Rays.
He dominated the Rays offense for six innings, but Yankees’ manager Aaron Boone chose to leave him for the seventh and allowed a couple of home runs.