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Ex-Mets GM: Yankees have question marks but will win AL East

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Jim Duquette

The Yankees have spent another offseason getting younger, but with spring training games set to begin, old questions remain.

The Yankees exceeded expectations last season — winning 87 games and earning a wild-card spot in the American League — but the offense slumped badly in the second half with veterans Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Jacoby Ellsbury and Brett Gardner buckling due to injury or overuse.

“How do you keep the four main offensive guys from having a huge drop-off in the second half?” SiriusXM MLB Network Radio host and former Mets GM Jim Duquette said.