TAMPA, Fla. -- In one sense, the first on-field decision Aaron Boone will make that will affect the fortunes of the 2018 New York Yankees will be naming his Opening Day starter.
He’s not ready to make that call just yet.
The Yankees have three starters who have made Opening Day starts in their careers and that doesn’t include Luis Severino, who emerged as the team’s best starter in 2017 and started the wild-card game. Masahiro Tanaka has started the previous three openers for the Yankees; CC Sabathia has made 11 Opening Day starts in his career, including six in a row with the Yankees from 2009 to 2014; Sonny Gray started two openers while with the Oakland A’s.