I'll feel a little better if Oakland beats the Yankees.
Even when our lefties do well against the Yankees, all those righties in that lineup really wear out our lefty starters and make for some difficult pitch counts and puts pressure on the bullpen. I know that the Yankees have plenty of their own issues and it's not like Oakland can't beat us too, but just over a five-game series those right handed mashers can really work over the starters. It's good that we have righties in the bullpen but given how shaky some of them have been, I'd much rather see a bit more efficiency against the Oakland lineup by Sale and Price and so hopefully we can limit bullpen exposure a bit.
Maybe Eovaldi and Porcello will step up. But that's my biggest concern for the first round. If we get through the first round it's all good.
Even when our lefties do well against the Yankees, all those righties in that lineup really wear out our lefty starters and make for some difficult pitch counts and puts pressure on the bullpen. I know that the Yankees have plenty of their own issues and it's not like Oakland can't beat us too, but just over a five-game series those right handed mashers can really work over the starters. It's good that we have righties in the bullpen but given how shaky some of them have been, I'd much rather see a bit more efficiency against the Oakland lineup by Sale and Price and so hopefully we can limit bullpen exposure a bit.
Maybe Eovaldi and Porcello will step up. But that's my biggest concern for the first round. If we get through the first round it's all good.