Bronx Bomber Ball

I'm subbing in to write the recap in an emergency capacity folks so this one is going to be short and sweet. I typically don't find pitching duels that entertaining, but this one was a treat. This game at Tropicana Field featured Yankee starter Nathan Eovaldi against Jake Odorizzi and both were on top of their game this afternoon. Eovaldi and Odorizzi exchanged zeroes until the bottom of the third inning. Eovaldi allowed a sharp single up the middle from Brandon Guyer that Starlin Castro couldn't quite corral with one out. After a groundout to first, Guyer moved to second and two outs were on the board. The wheels then started coming off, as a wild pitch allowed Guyer to move to third, then Evan Longoria knocked him in with a single to right. Eovaldi wouldn't allow another run after that.

About a year ago I wrote an article comparing the Yankees to their four division rivals at each position. Due to that article receiving good feedback I have decided to do the same. We know how 2015 ended, the Yankees made the play in game and were dominated by Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel. The Yankees went into the offseason at a bit of a crossroads. They addressed some issues and made drastic improvements while other needs have been left untouched by Yankees ownership.