When the Yankees began the 2017 season, let’s be honest. Can you think of another player besides Masahiro Tanaka who you didn’t have some concern? And were you happy with the decisions the front office made as Spring Training as to which players made the cut versus the others who were sent down?
And how’d you feel about the idea of the Yankees going through another season with Jacoby Ellsbury, Chase Headley, and Brett Gardner penciled into the everyday lineup? At the same time, were you wondering if CC Sabathia had mastered the art of pitching without a devasting fastball in the way he showed the second half of the season.