Yankees name Opening Day starter with top of rotation set

SARASOTA, Fla. — Aaron Boone made official on Saturday what had been a foregone conclusion after Luis Severino went down with an inflamed rotator cuff. “Masahiro Tanaka will start Opening Day for us,’’ the manager said before the Yankees faced the Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium. “He’ll be followed by [James] Paxton and [J.A.] Happ…



PROSPECT SPOTLIGHT
Tyler Nunez, a C from Lake Nona HS, is a 6'2 190lb athletic catcher who provides strength with the bat and glove. During BP, Tyler stuck with a middle of the field approach while staying on a line. He impacted the ball well with his compact and direct path, T90EV. He showed off his real athleticism behind the plate by posting a 2.04 pop time while staying around the bag on every throw. He is a good looking athletic uncommitted catcher to keep an eye on.

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