DUNEDIN, Fla. — The last two spots of the Yankees rotation are up for grabs, but two of the primary candidates had decidedly different outcomes on Thursday.
First, there was Luis Cessa, who struggled with his location and got rocked for four runs on six hits in just 1 ²/u2083 innings in an 11-5 win over the Blue Jays at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.
On the other end of the spectrum was Bryan Mitchell, who had his best outing of the spring, striking out five in his three innings.
For most of his time on the mound against Toronto, Mitchell resembled the pitcher who excited the Yankees last spring before a toe injury near the end of the spring resulted in surgery that derailed his season.