We are three days out from the Biggest Game of the Year™, the 2018 American League Wild Card Game. The Yankees’ 99th win on Friday night ensured the game would be played at home, and the only questions left are the starting lineup and who is on the mound for first pitch. I’ve already petitioned the Yankees to use an opener, but Aaron Boone has come out and said decisively that won’t happen.
So we’ll see a real starting pitcher Wednesday night, for a little while at least. The likely contenders appear to be Luis Severino, who boasts the highest ceiling of all Yankee starters, and J.