 The Yankees pitchers and catchers reported today. Aaron Boone held this press conference. And yesterday, Masayoshi Tanaka came to camp. Today's like the reporting day, so to speak. And people work out. Before that, though, the complex across the street. So Masayoshi Tanaka actually got to the facility yesterday. And he told the media in so many words, this is a better team than last year. And if you think about what the Yankees have done during the offseason, and you take a look at the roster from last, even if you take a look at the roster that ended last year, but you should say you should start with the roster that started last year. How you can say that this is not a better team than a team that won 100 games. And they can end up winning 95 this year. Things have to go very well to win 100 games. Unfortunately for the Yankees, the things that didn't go well was the Red Sox had an even better year. They won 108 games and won the World Series. So Mark Descheros on D. Pietro, Canty, and Rothenberg yesterday and said he has picked the winning World Series, the Yankees. So, and it's just curious, because when you do a sports talk show here in New York, all we've gotten are complaints about the Yankees not spending money. They didn't do anything during the offseason. And let me just break it down for the people, because that's what we like to do. We like to make it nice and simple for everybody. These are the players of note from last year's team that are not starting the season with the Yankees. David Robertson needs good. D. DeGregorius, potentially after three or four months. And Sonny Gray. And you can also throw in Jordan Montgomery, who might return in July. That's who they've added. James Paxton had a 2.9 war last year, 11 and 6 record, 3.76 ERA. He throws in the upper 90s. Adam Aduvino. Last year, a whip under one, 2.43 ERA, 2.6 war, opponents at 158 against him. So you kind of cancel that, Robertson, with Aduvino. Paxton replaces Sonny Gray. That's a big improvement. You also have Jay Hap, who wasn't on the opening day roster last year. That's a big improvement over Jordan Montgomery. You have DJ LeMayu. I don't exactly know where he can't really say, well, he's better than this or better than that, because he doesn't have a position at this point. And then Troy Tula-Whitsky. Now, Troy Tula-Whitsky is not in the same class as D.D. Grigoris, unless he's totally healthy. He has been totally healthy in years. So to assume that he will be, I think, is folly. But even if Tula-Whitsky hurts himself in spring training, then all you do, then, is move labor tourists to short. And DJ LeMayu, who's won three gold gloves playing second base, becomes your second baseman. And one other thing I'd like to add. I'd be shocked if Gary Sanchez has 189 again, shocked. So I want somebody to make a compelling argument that this Yankee team, even without signing Machado, even without signing Harper, without having that big, big free agent, and I didn't even mention Zach Britton, is added to the bullpen as well. Right. Full season. How could you say this team's not better than last year? And if you're the Yankees, aren't you trying to be better than you were the year before, especially when the year before you won 100 games?