Masahiro Tanaka is one of the three candidates to start the New York Yankees' wild card game against the Oakland A's next week.
As speculation flies -- among J.A. Happ, Luis Severino and Tanaka -- manager Aaron Boone hasn't let the world know who it will be. Could it depend on where the game is played? They know the opponent, but you can't have any more difference in ballparks than the one between Yankee Stadium and the Oakland Coliseum.
Tanaka, who faces the Rays in the third game of a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Trop Wednesday, would have almost a full week off before next Wednesday's wild card game -- and has always benefited from extra rest.