TAMPA, Fla. -- The "opener," the phenomenon that swept through major league pitching staffs last season, might finally take hold in the Bronx later this spring.
With injuries already ravaging the upper echelon of his starting rotation, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone admitted Wednesday that he might employ a version of the opener on occasion this season.
"I could see it being something we consider from time to time," Boone said. "I don't see it a lot, but yeah, I could see it coming into play on certain occasions.
"When we're healthy and right, obviously I don't see it much, but there's some days where you could see it.