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We have yet to see both Santiago Espinal and Cavan Biggio in the lineup together this year, but Biggio would likely be the one to spell Vladdy at 1B. If I had to guess, itвЂ™ll be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.вЂ™s turn to take a half day off. Blue JaysвЂ™ LineupДЄlejandro Kirk will be behind the plate catching Manoah in this one, so the DH spot will be open once more for someone to step in to. It was the home runs that hurt him the most last year, with a rate of 1.50 per 9 innings, a rate quite a ways above the league average of 1.26. Over 144.1 innings, he went 8-6 with a 4.30 ERA, including a similar 4.43 FIP. Taillon had a solid season in 2021, despite not pitching since May 1, 2019.

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But nonetheless, heвЂ™ll use that strong foundation year to try and eclipse the 30 start plateau for the second time, and enter free agency this winter with a potential for a big payday. Despite a nasty injury history, Taillon had a relatively healthy 2021, sticking around long enough to start in 29 games, although he did require ankle surgery over the winter.

The Yankees will counter with Jameson Taillon, kicking off his second season in the Bronx. He allowed walks at a league average pace, but on top of that he hit more batters than any other American League pitcher, despite throwing fewer innings than the next 15 guys on that list.Д«ut the talent is there, and this should be a very exciting season to watch him. He struck out a lot of batters, and did a decent job at limiting home runs, but itвЂ™s the free baserunners he gave away that he will need to improve upon to find further success. His 3.80 mark in that category, while still strong, suggests that he may not be a great as he was. Manoah was perhaps a little bit on the lucky side of things with that low of an ERA, at least when looking at FIP.

And that rookie campaign was a strong one, as over 20 starts and 111.2 innings, he was 9-2 with a 3.22 ERA, getting him an 8th place finish in the Rookie of the Year voting, despite a late start to his season. Blue JaysвЂ™ StarterДЄlek Manoah makes the first start of his highly anticipated sophomore season, doing so in the same place that he started his rookie campaign.

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After a solid opening weekend series, the Blue Jays hit the road to New York where they will start a 4 game series against the Yankees.

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