1. Jacoby Ellsbury OF
2. Brett Gardner OF
3. Alex Rodriguez DH
4. Mark Teixeria 1B
5. Carlos Beltran OF
6. Brian McCann C
7. Chase Headley 3B
8. Starlin Castro 2B
9. Didi Gregorius SS

A few thoughts regarding their projection:

• Will A-Rod be able to continue providing “3-spot” numbers? There are plenty of people out there that think there is no chance that Rodriguez has a season like he did last year.
• Teixeria needs to hit 30 HR’s this season. The Yankees need his power to give them a boost in the middle of the lineup, so Big Tex is going to need to prove to the Yankees that he still has the power that made him such a highly sought after player.
• Not one of these projected starters hit over .270 last season. This is going to need to change if the Yankees want to make a serious run at the world series. If Ellsbury, Gardner, and Castro can all muster a .280 average or better, I think the Yankees will be in very good shape.

Can’t wait until the start of the season, it can’t come soon enough.

~Gregory Hold

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