Not bad. Pivetta looked good. I think he'd make a good bullpen arm. Stanton is hot right now.
Severino looked pretty good actually. Good velo, bite on pitches, etc. Not expecting lights out stuff from the jump but if they build him up slowly and he can stay healthy, he’ll be a major rotation asset.
That Marinaccio kid isn’t just a good story. His stuff is absolutely wicked. If he shows command this year he will be the next breakout arm on the farm.
There’s one thing to nitpick on the Yankee side. Yanks are hitting .196 as a team in the two games. The only earned runs scored were off HRs in the two games. The other two runs to score in extras involved the ghost runner. I know it’s early but it’s continuing the alarming trend of 2021 where the Yanks only scored off long balls.
Yanks hit better with RISP last night and ran into some tough luck, but I’m not liking what I’m seeing out of Hicks. Twice he had easy RBI chances and twice he sucked. His at bats just don’t look good, continuing his putrid performance from the beginning of last year before he needed surgery.
The Yankees need to get LaMahieu in the lineup every day. Too good a hitter to be a utility guy.
Old school is good school.