We’re still in April, baseball’s stupid season, as the Yankees and Red Sox kick off their 2017 season series Tuesday night at Fenway Park. This early, just one rivalry-conjoined assessment/prediction can be stated with any level of confidence:
Boston’s John Farrell stands virtually no chance of winning American League Manager of the Year honors.
The Yankees’ Joe Girardi has a real chance to win the same award.
That speaks to the dramatically different expectations surrounding the two clubs. Which in turn, given what we’ve seen so far, provides the Yankees with an edge this week.
They enter New England with their best blend of low pressure and high hopes in … well, maybe ever.