Yankees: Top 10 Starting Pitchers NYY Will Face This Season

With a unique schedule this season, the New York Yankees will play a limited number of teams, but there’s going to be no shortage of aces on the opposing side.

In a normal season, the New York Yankees play about half their games against the AL East, 60-70 games against the AL Central and AL West, and the remainder of their games against the New York Mets and a division from the NL.

Instead, the Yankees play their AL East opponents 10 times each, and each NL East team three or four times, adding up to what will be a 60-game season.

As opposed to facing off against 20 teams, the Yankees will only play nine teams, meaning they’ll see fewer pitchers than usual. However, they’ll still have their hands full with a number of electric starting pitchers.

These rankings are based on who the Yankees match up worst against, taking into account factors such as the pitcher’s consistency, their numbers against the Yankees, and how they do against right and left-handed batters. With that being said, here are the top 10 toughest matchups the Yankees could face this year.