But no MLB team will go through a season with only five starters and the Yankees are no exception. There are durability concerns with four of these hurlers, while the two others are no sure thing either.
Masahiro Tanaka, Nathan Eovaldi and Michael Pineda had elbow injuries last year, CC Sabathia is coming back from alcohol rehab, Ivan Nova is coming back from Tommy John surgery and Luis Severino, the only one with no injury history, only has 62.1 major league innings under his belt.