TAMPA — The Yankees' player development complex is busy on Monday, with new faces like Max Fried, Cordy Bellinger and Paul Goldschmidt working among return crops like Aaron Judge, Anthony Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr.
On Tuesday, pitchers and catchers will travel across the street to George M. Stein Brenner Field for Report Day. This also means Aaron Boone's first press conference in spring training.
With the Yankees losing to the Dodgers and Juan Soto's free agency in the World Series, there are a few questions Boone could face when meeting with the media.
3 What is your base plan?
The Yankees heading for camp appear to be ready to compete for the 3 base job, as Boone said, Chisholm said it was his preference.
General Manager Brian Cashman pointed out last week that Chisholm could bounce between the second and third depending on who was pitching the day, but the ideal resolution was one of the company's options. It is. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen.
Boone raved about Lemahiu's explosiveness last spring, and was the latest injury to the 36-year-old's lower half, until the veteran fouled the ball from his foot in March, and the 36-year-old's injury was only two years old. He has a $30 million contract left.
The Yankees seem to prefer to have Cabrera in their utility role, but Peraza has not yet hit the big leagues and is out of the minor league options. Left-handed Vivas, who flashed last spring, has yet to make his MLB debut.
It will be interesting to see how the Yankees split their reps on camp 3 base, especially when the Grapefruitreug schedule begins.
What is Marcus Stroman's role?
If everyone in the rotation is healthy, Stroman will enter camp as the expected number six starter. It's a valuable insurance, but expensive, with Stroman being set to make $18 million, and the Yankees are now making around $4 million at the highest luxury tax threshold. They tried to find a Taker for him this offseason, but so far no help.
That could change after injuries appear around camp, including the free agent starter who still has available signs on the team, or Yankees.
But in the meantime, how will the Yankees handle Stroman's situation?
They might portray it as a competition, but that seems suspicious. He moved to the bullpen later last season, but in the postseason there was only one relief look and nothing.
Since then, the Yankees have added something fried to spin (essentially replacing Nestle Cortes) to go with Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Clark Schmidt and Lewis Gill. .
If these five remain healthy, it should be the strength of the club, but it will also create difficult conversations with Stroman.
Is everyone healthy at camp?
Between 40 roster players and non-roster invitees, the Yankees are expected to have 69 players in camp this year.
No offseason surgery was reported, but each year at least one or two pitchers would start a throwing program and enter camp behind their teammates and feel some tension or discomfort. I feel it.
Does anyone else handle anything except Jonathan Roisiga, who returned from UCL surgery in April?
Fried Carlos Carrasco was a non-roster invite, each threw a live batting practice inning against minor leaguers on Monday.
Bellinger, Volpe, Chisholm, Oswaldo Cabrera and Dominic Smith of Non-Roster Invitee spent time batting practice in groups while the judge and Goldschmidt spent time chatting in the outfield.
Other memo players exercising at the facility include Jasson Dominguez, Spencer Jones, Everson Pereira, Peraza and Vivas.
