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Hello, and welcome to spring training 2018. Today is the first day of live baseball since the last out of the 2017 World Series, so we all know how exciting this is going to be. The Yankees managed to make it to the ALCS, where they were one win away from the World Series. Now, they have Giancarlo Stanton and increased expectations. Can they make it happen this year?
The lineup is something of a combination of Opening Day quality and spring training silliness. We will also get the added gift of seeing Stanton play for the Yankees for the first time. Interestingly, top prospects Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar get the start, though no one will likely stay in the game for long.
First #Yankees lineup of the year:
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) February 23, 2018
Ellsbury DH
Stanton RF
Bird 1B
Hicks CF
Gregorius SS
Torres 2B
Romine C
Andujar 3B
Frazier LF
Cessa P
Once the starters are out of the game, we will get a look at a few other players of interest, including Estevan Florial, Billy McKinney, and Tyler Wade.
Position players available: Cave, Florial, Holder, McKinney, Peterson, Wade, Diaz, Espinosa, Austin, Higgy Higgy Higgy Can’t You See, Saez, Robinson #Yankees
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) February 23, 2018
Pitchers available today include prospects J.P. Feyereisen, Giovany Gallegos, Ben Heller, and Jonathan Holder.
Pitching today: Coshow, Feyereisen, Gallegos, Hale, Heller, Holder, Lail, Lane (not that one)
— Brendan Kuty (@BrendanKutyNJ) February 23, 2018