Injuries and the long ball may have put a slight damper on his second year on the Yankees, but Masahiro Tanaka did enough to prove he's the Yankees' ace, for now and the future.
Grade: B+
2015 Statistics: 24 GS, 154 IP, 3.51 ERA, 3.98 FIP, 0.994 WHIP, 8.1 K/9, 1.6 BB/9
2015 Contract Status: 5 years, $111 million left on contract (can opt out after 2017)
An ace takes the field every fifth day and puts his team in a position to win. To me, this has been Masahiro Tanaka's role since the Yankees picked him up prior to the 2014 season, except for one big caveat.