You might know Ben Carsley. He’s the editor of the Baseball Prospectus Boston site and a Senior Fantasy Writer for BP. You can listen to him on the TINO podcast if you’re into that, can put up with Craig Goldstein and his “opinions”, and know that it’s not a podcast dedicated to Tino Martinez. You should follow him on Twitter and also read the Red Sox version of this Ask the Editor by me over at BP Boston. Without further adieu, we move on to Mr. Carsley’s takes on a few things that stood out to him about the Yankees so far.
1) The lineup is more intimidating than I anticipated
Maybe because I’ve heard so much about how daunting Boston’s lineup is I’ve subconsciously started discounting other team’s lineups in my mind, but damn … the Yankees are still sort of scary. Sure, there’s the Didi Gregorious/Stephen Drew portion of the order that doesn’t instill much fear, but I kept just thinking “ugh, I forgot about him” as old power hitter after old power hitter came to the plate and hit for power this weekend.
It doesn’t surprise me that A-Rod looks like he can still hit, but Mark Teixeira looked a bit more spry than I was anticipating. Chase Headley, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Jacoby Ellsbury make for a pretty nice core, and even though Carlos Beltran found all the weight Jesus Montero lost, I still don’t get a comfy feeling when he’s in the batter’s box.
The issue here is depth, of course. Once A-Rod or Teixeira hits the DL and Garrett Jones/Chris Young see a lot more playing time, the lineup won’t be quite so frightening. But right now, with speed at the top and righty-killing mashers in the middle, the Yankees’ lineup makes no lead feel safe. Especially when Edward Mujica is on your favorite team’s pitching staff.
2) The rotation? Not so much
Maybe because I’ve heard so much about how pathetic Boston’s rotation is I’ve subconsciously started crediting other team’s rotations in my mind, but damn … the Yankees didn’t overwhelm me in terms of starting talent on the mound. Nathan Eovaldi looked like the white Rubby De La Rosa, what with his amazing fastball and … nothing else. Masahiro Tanaka looked ok, but not at all like the guy I was terrified to have the Red Sox face last year. Really, only Adam Warren impressed, and you’ll forgive me for not shaking in my boots at the prospect of having the Sox face him three or four times a year.
Obviously I didn’t get to see Pineda, who probably should be your second-best starter, but from what I’ve seen of CC Sabathia this spring, not getting the chance to watch him probably works in your favor here. There’s not a lot of help down on the farm, and given the checkered medical pasts of Sabathia, Pineda and now Tanaka, that could easily come back to haunt them sooner rather than later.
Don’t get me wrong: I respect the upside. Tanaka, Pineda and to a lesser extent Eovaldi are all capable of shutting down good lineups any given night. But it’s tough to see any of them doing so consistently, based on this weekend’s games, and I think these teams are in for a lot of 10-8 battles this season.
3) Andrew Miller looks really, really dumb without facial hair
Look, the bearded Red Sox vs. clean-shaven Yankees angle is pretty played out at this point. They’re opposites. We get it.
Sometimes when a player switches sides in this rivalry, it doesn’t look any different. Jacoby Ellsbury could never grow facial hair. Stephen Drew looks better clean-shaven. Alfredo Aceves is terrifying no matter where he’s throwing. It takes your brain a second to digest and then you move on.
But dear god does Andrew Miller look so much worse as a human being without facial hair. It’s astounding.
Seriously, here is Miller with Grade-A flow and a kind of cool, kind of gross beard:
Majestic, really. This is a man who commands respect on the mound. This is a weird but good look.
Now look at what the Yankees have done to this glorious shrine to male virility:
It’s just not right. It’s just. Not. Right.
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