Top pitching prospect Elmer Rodriguez set to start Yankees’ Grapefruit League opener
NY Post
TAMPA — Let the games begin.
After four days of full-squad workouts at Steinbrenner Field, the Yankees are set to begin their Grapefruit League schedule Friday against the Orioles in Sarasota, Fla.
Elmer Rodriguez, one of the club’s top pitching prospects, will get the start while the Yankees are bringing infielders Jazz Chisholm Jr., José Caballero and Amed Rosario, plus catcher Austin Wells, all of whom will be leaving camp next weekend to play in the World Baseball Classic.
Aaron Judge, who is also leaving to captain Team USA, will make his spring debut Saturday at home against the Tigers, starting in right field, before likely serving as DH on Sunday against the Mets.
Aaron Boone has said he wants to get Judge into four or five of the Yankees’ first nine games before he heads to USA’s camp.
The 22-year-old Rodriguez, acquired from the Red Sox last offseason for catcher Carlos Narváez, will pitch for Puerto Rico in the WBC.
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