Bronx Bomber Ball

As the Yankees begin play in Tampa, several key situations heading into the season will be decided in the coming weeks. In an offseason which did not see Manny Machado or Bryce Harper land in the Big Apple, the Yankees did, however, introduce several new faces, with former All-Stars James Paxton, Troy Tulowitzki, and DJ LeMahieu leading the pack. While the focus of the season is to avenge Boston’s World Series win and take home a 28th chip of their own, here are some things to keep an eye on out of camp before baseball returns to the Bronx. Photo Credit: SNY

With Yankees’ Spring Training games starting this week, writers of the BBB weigh in on what topics and they are most interested in following early in camp. Photo Credit: Eve Edelheit/New York Times * * * * * * * * * *

While the Yankees may have missed out on the free agent market’s biggest names this Winter, the team landed a pretty nice consolation prize when it signed infielder DJ LeMahieu back in January. The contract, which spans two years, and will cost New York $24 million, looks like a potential steal for the ball club. Photo Credit: Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

Over the course of the 2018 regular season, the Yankees saw a parade of minor league pitchers sent up from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to have a shot at The Show, due to injuries in the rotation and bullpen. I will admit, there came a point at which I could not even remember who was who. Chance Adams was called up to start in Boston late in the year. Tommy Kahnle was in the Majors… oh wait no, he is pitching in Triple-A, now he’s back, and now he’s gone. Domingo German experienced the ultimate baptism by fire when he just did not appear ready to be a major league starter. Finally, there was Jonathan Loaisiga , who, as far as most casual fans could tell, seemed like just another minor leaguer coming through on the Scranton Shuttle. Photo Credit: Noah K. Murray/USA Today Sports

After wrapping up his 19th big league season later this year, CC Sabathia will call it a career. While this shouldn’t come as a surprise, it confirms the nearing conclusion of a fantastic career for the Yankees’ former ace. Sabathia has made it known on multiple occasions that this will be it for him, notably on an edition of R2C2, his podcast with Yankees announcer Ryan Ruocco, earlier this offseason.  Credit: Yahoo Sports