Who would have thought going into a series against the much-feared AL East juggernaut Yankees, that the Tigers would actually have the better record? Sure, small sample size, and the Tigers had the benefit of a four-game series over the Yankees three-games against the Orioles, but still... let’s enjoy this while we can.
That said, the Yankees won’t go gentle into a Tigers series, especially on home turf. After dropping two-of-three to the O’s — a team widely predicted to be the worst in baseball in 2019 — the Yankees will have something to prove.
We took some time to chat with Jake Devin, a writer and editor for the SB Nation Yankee’s site Pinstripe Alley, about what makes the Yankees exciting this year, and which players we might not be paying enough attention to.