Counting down the hours to the first pitch of the ALDS as the Yankees take on the Twins, we’ve finally received word as to the 25 men that will make up the Yanks’ roster.
Although manager Aaron Boone announced his starting rotation on Thursday (James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka and Luis Severino will take the mound in Games 1 through 3), there were still a few bullpen and positional wrinkles to be ironed out.
We now know that the Bombers will carry 12 pitchers in total. With C.C. Sabathia unable to go in the first round of the playoffs due to a left shoulder issue, Boone decided to add late-season acquisition Tyler Lyons over Stephen Tarpley as the extra left-hander out of the ‘pen.