We’ve reached the point in spring training where most eyes are starting to drift toward the regular season. You could see it in the lineup the Yankees wrote up today, as it was definitely a spring travel squad they sent to Lakeland to face the Tigers. Double-A catcher Rodolfo Durán was behind the plate, journeymen Wilmer Difo and Billy McKinney were batting sixth and seventh in the lineup, and the likes of Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo were left behind in Tampa.
Yet in a way, these kinds of games almost offer more intrigue than your typical exhibition matchup.