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Pinstripe Alley's 2013 Yankees Predictions

The Pinstripe Alley staff gives their (likely incorrect) predictions for the 2013 Yankees and invites you to attempt the same.

Please let there be no more injuries!
Please let there be no more injuries!
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Yesterday, Andrew covered the staff's predictions for the season around Major League Baseball, and today we're back with our writers' predictions for the 2013 Yankees. Well, what's left of them, at least. Here are the questions that Tanya posed to her fellow writers. We encourage you to answer them yourselves in the comments below if you'd like.

2013 Yankees Prediction Questions:

1. Who will have the highest batting average?

2. Who will have the lowest ERA for starters? Relievers?

3. Who will be the first prospect called up?

4. How many saves for Mariano Rivera?

5. How many steals for Brett Gardner and Ichiro combined?

6. How many combined home runs from the catcher position?

7. Biggest surprise/biggest disappointment?

8. Which is higher: Number of A-Rod starts at 3B or Nunez starts at SS?

9. Which reliever will have the most appearances?

10. How many innings pitched for Andy Pettitte?

Feel free to come up with any other questions if you'd like.

2013 Yankees Predictions Questions from Pinstripe Alley Writers:

1. Who will have the highest batting average?

Andrew: Robinson Cano

Tanya: Robinson Cano

Jason: Robinson Cano

Matt F.: Robinson Cano

Greg: Robinson Cano

Craig: Robinson Cano

Mason: Robinson Cano, boring choice but probably correct.

Keith: Alex Rodriguez

2. Who will have the lowest ERA for starters? Relievers?

Andrew: CC Sabathia, David Robertson

Tanya: CC Sabathia, David Robertson

Jason: Hiroki Kuroda, Mariano Rivera

Matt F.: CC Sabathia, David Robertson

Greg: Ivan Nova, Mariano Rivera

Craig: CC Sabathia, David Robertson

Mason: CC Sabathia, Mariano Rivera. Another shocker.

Keith: David Phelps, Phil Hughes (yes, that is the correct order)

3. Who will be the first prospect called up?

Andrew: Melky Mesa

Tanya: Mark Montgomery

Jason: Mark Montgomery

Matt F.: Melky Mesa

Greg: Mark Montgomery

Craig: Austin Romine

Mason: Tyler Austin.

Keith: Dellin Betances

4. How many saves for Mariano Rivera?

Andrew: 38

Tanya: 37

Jason: 35

Matt F.: 30

Greg: 46

Craig: 42

Mason: 38

Keith: 82

5. How many stolen bases for Brett Gardner and Ichiro combined?

Andrew: 75

Tanya: 70

Jason: 90

Matt F.: 66

Greg: 88

Craig: 71

Mason: 55

Keith: 412

6. How many combined home runs from the catcher position?

Andrew: 16

Tanya: 7

Jason: 4

Matt F.: 20

Greg: 27

Craig: 14

Mason: yikes, 9?

Keith: 0

7. Biggest surprise/biggest disappointment?

Andrew: Surprise: Francisco Cervelli, Disappointment: David Aardsma

Tanya: Surprise: Kevin Youkilis, Disappointment: Ivan Nova

Jason: Surprise: David Phelps, Disappointment: Travis Hafner

Matt F.: Surprise: Ichiro Suzuki, Disappointment: Boone Logan

Greg: Surprise: Ivan Nova, Disappointment: Travis Hafner

Craig: Surprise: Ivan Nova, Disappointment: Derek Jeter

Mason: Surprise: David Phelps, Disappointment: Ichiro Suzuki

Keith: Surprise: David Phelps, Disappointment: Derek Jeter

8. Which is higher: Number of A-Rod starts at 3B or Eduardo Nunez starts at SS?

Andrew: A-Rod at 3B

Tanya: Nunez at SS

Jason: Nunez at SS

Matt F.: Nunez at SS

Greg: Nunez at SS

Craig: Nunez at SS

Mason: A-Rod at 3B

Keith: Nunez at SS

9. Which reliever will have the most appearances?

Andrew: David Robertson

Tanya: Boone Logan

Jason: Boone Logan

Matt F.: David Robertson

Greg: Cody Eppley

Craig: David Robertson

Mason: David Aardsma

Keith: Cody Eppley

10. How many innings pitched for Andy Pettitte?

Andrew: 170

Tanya: 175

Jason: 150

Matt F.: 170

Greg: 137.1

Craig: 135

Mason: 160

Keith: 222.2