It is no secret that the starting rotation is believed to be a weakness for the Yankees. Beyond Masahiro Tanaka and CC Sabathia, the starting rotation is a complete mystery. Michael Pineda remains as enigmatic as ever, while unproven pitchers like Bryan Mitchell, Luis Severino, Luis Cessa, and Chad Green are battling for the remaining spots in the rotation.
As a team that is supposedly in a rebuilding phase, the Yankees might actually surprise a lot of people. In 2016, they were 12th in the AL in runs scored, receiving minimal production from the first base and DH positions.