The 2014 New York Yankees may have had an uneven year altogether, but there were also plenty of encouraging signs for the franchise's future as a whole. No team has divided baseball analysts quite like this current Yankee roster when it comes to previews and projections, but there's no denying the upside present. With that in mind, here's 3 reason why we think this Yankees team can put it all together and win a World Series in 2015.
1. A starting rotation full of wild cards
It's safe to say that no starting rotation in all of Major League Baseball other than that of the Yankees has this kind of boom potential if everything falls into place. If the team can get healthy, productive seasons out of CC Sabathia, Masahiro Tanaka, and Michael Pineda, a rotation full of question marks will instantly emerge as one of baseball's best. Pineda undeniably has an ace's arsenal, Sabathia was an All-Star as recent as three years ago, and Tanaka is pure and simple electricity. 550 solid-to-great innings or so out of that trio will be just what the Yankees need to be true contenders.
2. A potentially lethal bullpen
The Yankees may have lost David Robertson in free agency, but they're none the worse for wear for it in the 'pen. New York's 8-9 duo of Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller (it whatever order they work) is pure filth in a real good way, and the supporting cast around them consists deft mix of specialists, youth, and intriguing veteran pieces. There's enough depth projected to start the season at Triple-A to give the Yankees plenty of plug-and-play options for putting together one of the AL's best bullpens.
3. Brian Cashman
Let's just say the New York Yankees are firmly in the AL East and AL Wild Card mixes come July 1st. GM Brian Cashman will likely then be given the green light to address any needs/holes on the MLB roster before July 31st's MLB trade deadline. Who're are we to count out recently named by In Pursuit of Pennants as the 21st-best general manager in the history of Major League Baseball? Let the wheeling and dealing commence.
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