Upon that is settled, and a final decision might not come until a day or so before the Yankees’ March 27 season opener, manager Aaron Boone won’t know what regular lineup he wants at the outset against right-handed opposing starters, lefties or both.

This was a week ago at LECOM Park in Bradenton where the Yankees were in the process of dismantling a seemingly overmatched Pirates team, 12-3, and a couple of scouts were discussing the 2025