Time to start this one, everyone knows the projected five man rotation, but I always find it interesting to keep an eye on 6-8 or even 6-10, usually most or all of them get their shot at some point over the long season. So here's where I think NY stands coming into camp:
Tanaka
Pineda
Eovaldi
Severino
Sabathia
Nova
Mitchell
Cessa
That's it for guys on the 40 man roster, after that it's probably AAAA replacement level guys and prospects probably pushed prematurely (Lail, Jordan Montgomery, Kaprielian, Chance Adams, Degano, Drew Finley*), yay for alliteration.
So that's an educated guess at the pecking order coming into spring training, I'd say Pineda/Eovaldi/Severino are pretty interchangeable at 2-4. A couple of injuries to the top 6 guys (knock on wood) would open things up pretty quickly for any prospects with dominant results, especially since I think they will likely need Mitchell as the second RH in the pen. Kaprielian is the guy everyone wants to see, whether it's 2016 or 2017.
*All six of whom are in the RAB current top 30 Yankee prospect list, each profiled here:
http://riveraveblues.com/2016/02/2016-preseason-top-30-prospects-132446/
Tanaka
Pineda
Eovaldi
Severino
Sabathia
Nova
Mitchell
Cessa
That's it for guys on the 40 man roster, after that it's probably AAAA replacement level guys and prospects probably pushed prematurely (Lail, Jordan Montgomery, Kaprielian, Chance Adams, Degano, Drew Finley*), yay for alliteration.
So that's an educated guess at the pecking order coming into spring training, I'd say Pineda/Eovaldi/Severino are pretty interchangeable at 2-4. A couple of injuries to the top 6 guys (knock on wood) would open things up pretty quickly for any prospects with dominant results, especially since I think they will likely need Mitchell as the second RH in the pen. Kaprielian is the guy everyone wants to see, whether it's 2016 or 2017.
*All six of whom are in the RAB current top 30 Yankee prospect list, each profiled here:
http://riveraveblues.com/2016/02/2016-preseason-top-30-prospects-132446/