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Yankees youngsters tantalize with potential, disappoint with results
- Updated: April 20, 2016
10:24 PM ET
NEW YORK — The numbers were striking. On the mound, Nathan Eovaldi once again routinely hit 99 mph on the speed gun. In left field, Aaron Hicks fired a ball from near the warning track that traveled a record 105.5 mph, according to MLB Statcast.
The figures were scintillating, but the only numbers that really mattered from the Wednesday night were Oakland 5, Yankees 2. The A’s will go for the sweep on Thursday night.
That is why the 5-8 Yankees’ future is so tenuous, as they try to ditch the aging vets for the potential of youth. Eovaldi cruised for three innings, looking nearly unhittable before allowing a three-spot in the fourth.
Before Hicks ended the fourth inning with the rocket throw — nailing Danny Valencia at the plate with the fastest throw …
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