Yankees hitters versus Toronto Blue Jays starting pitching

How the Yanks will fare

Do not be fooled, Biagini’s curveball is still not to be doubted. Usually, freezing batters for strikes, resulted in the lowest ball in play percentage of the entire Toronto staff last season (10.68 percent).

That along with the Yankees’ sub-par performances against curveballs could pin Biagini as one of the more prominent threats to the Bomber lineup.

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As for his fastball, Biagini did not see success from the pitch with a 1.32 strikeout to walk ratio (compared to eight for his curve). The Yanks will need to capitalize here when facing Biagini.

Similar to his fastball, his cutter did not see success. With a high batting average, ability to reach 90 mph and little movement, this is yet another area of relief for the Yanks.

On the other hand, Biagini saw the lowest batting average of all his pitches and with movement comparable, if not greater, to that of the Cleveland Indians’ Danny Salazar. Biagini is not to be taken lightly, despite his string of poor performances last season.

The Yankees’ powerful offense is not looking likely to perform poorly against most starting rotations. However, the Blue Jays’ staff does have some strengths against the potential home run filled lineup.

The Yanks and their fans do have some areas of worry when facing Toronto’s rotation. Biagini’s breaking pitches have good bite, Stroman’s slider could be more effective than his sinker, and Sanchez’s solid curve all should be expected to give the team trouble.

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Nevertheless, because of the Yankees’ past exceptional success against sinkers, four-seam fastballs and changeups, the offense can hold their own against this Jays’ rotation which is readily dependent on three pitches.