After a disastrous week for the rotation, the Yankees were set to implement plenty of changes, both large and small.
One of their most important pitchers, though, said “drastic” measures were needed.
That’s why, for the first time in his career, Masahiro Tanaka said he altered the grip on his split-fingered fastball following his nightmarish outing against the Red Sox, when he allowed 12 runs in a loss at Fenway Park.
“I’ve always, up to this point, tried to stick with the grip that I’ve always used for the splitter and made small adjustments in order to get the movement that I want,’’ Tanaka told The Post through an interpreter.