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PORT ST. LUCIE — There has actually been a familiar story around the Yankees for much of the last half-decade and it’s continued into this spring.
As one group authorities put it just recently, “We’re sufficient to win 100 video games. But we have to beat the Astros.”
Perhaps not too remarkably, Houston supervisor Dusty Baker, who assisted the Astros to a World Series title after they swept the Yankees in the ALCS a year earlier, has a various mindset about the Bombers.
“I stress about them Yankees when I arrive,” Baker stated prior to Houston beat the Mets 8-4 in a Grapefruit League game on Tuesday at Clover Park.
Asked Tuesday if he saw the Yankees as his group’s most significant danger to the American League pennant, Baker stated, “If you do that, you examine a lot of individuals and particularly individuals in our department.”
Baker, entering his 4th season as Astros’ supervisor, noted his focus was on the AL West, as the Astros needed to “surpass Seattle, the brand-new Texas Rangers [and] you’ve got to take note of the Angels.”
As for the Yankees, who have actually lost to the Astros in the playoffs in 3 of the last 6 seasons, Baker stated, “They can take a look at us if they wish to. We take a look at our instant [concerns]. You’ve got to leave your department initially. Some men [on the team] may [look at the Yankees], however I’m not. I stress about them Yankees when I arrive.”
Houston, which has actually won the AL West 5 times in the last 6 seasons, will attempt to duplicate as World Series champs in spite of losing Justin Verlander, who signed with the Mets as a complimentary representative in the offseason.
The Astros are still thought about the favorites in the AL West, in addition to amongst the favorites — together with the Yankees — for the AL pennant.
They included Jose Abreu to play very first base, changing Yuli Gurriel and are coming off a 106-win routine season and a postseason topped by a World Series success over the Phillies.
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