The wait is coming to an end and the 2021 season of the MLB will start on Thursday, April 1 with the traditional Opening Day that will have the New York Yankees in the first main game against the Toronto Blue Jays at 14:05 ET. The pitching of the ‘Bronx Bombers’ It is renovated.
One of the big asterisks of the Yankees in the 2020 MLB season was the lack of effectiveness and efficiency of the starting rotation by having only one star pitcher, Gerrit ColeBut by 2021 MLB’s two new names and a comeback hit the starting rotation.
As confirmed by Aaron Boone, manager of the New York Yankees, the starting rotation for the first part of the season will be made up of: Gerrit Cole, Corey Kluber, Domingo Germán and Jordan Montgomery. And the fifth starting pitcher?
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The Yankees chose because Cole was the fifth pitcher for the first few weeks of the MLB 2021 season and when Gerrit adds a second exit he will enter Jameson Taillon to fill that position. Rookie Deivi García will play in the first half of the season at Triple A.
New York Yankees have one of the best starting rotation for 2021
According to the portal specialized in statistics FanGraphs, the New York Yankees have one of the best starting rotation for the 2021 season since Gerrit Cole (5.6), Corey Kluber (2.9), Domingo Germán (2.0), Jordan Montgomery (2.2) and Jameson Taillon (2.1) have a WAR (wins over replacement) altogether outstanding.
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