Among the reasons that Aaron Boone could stick with fewer players — beyond the top-heavy nature of the Yankees — is that the Division Series was a redemption tour for three key players.
Aaron Boone insisted the Yankees were on the brink of using the breadth of his roster in multiple Division Series situations and just never got there.
Boone used 10 of his 11 pitchers — all but Luis Gil, who is now slated to start Game 4 of the ALCS in Cleveland. But Jake Cousins, Ian Hamilton and Tim Mayza appeared in one game and that trio plus Tim Hill combined to face 14 batters. Clay Holmes faced 18 by himself and Luke Weaver 15.
But among the reasons that Boone could stick with fewer players — beyond the top-heavy nature of the Yankees — is that the Division Series was a redemption tour for three key players, who also will obviously have a key say in the ALCS against Cleveland:In a hail of blown saves that cost Holmes his closing job, it was easy to forget the righty represents one of the best acquisitions of Brian Cashman’s regime.
And he is not changing. He knows who he is, and I think that helps him so much at this time of year to block out the noise and not try to do too much., going 6-for-16 with three extra-base hits — notably a decisive eighth-inning homer in Game 3. Stanton now has 12 homers in 128 postseason plate appearances and the only Yankees with a better playoff OPS than Stanton’s .987 are Babe Ruth , Lou Gehrig and Reggie Jackson .Volpe made a hurried error in Game 1, but mainly played strong defense.
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