Sports Illustrated NY Yankees News, Analysis and More

The 2022 season starts in less than a week. The Yankees take on the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day in the Bronx.

Gerrit Cole will be on the mound for the Yankees on Thursday morning. Aaron Boone will pencil in his starting lineup.

Aaron Boone will pencil in his lineup card on Opening Day in the Bronx.

Josh Donaldson is projected to have a .249/.358/.486 batting average, 30 HR, 84 RBI in the 2022 season.

Yankees' Aaron Judge is projected to have a career year of .273/.369/.539, 41 HR, 109 RBI.

Anthony Rizzo is projected to have a career year of .257/.356/.477, 29 HR, 87 RBI in 2022.

Giancarlo Stanton is projected to have a career year of 138 games, .267/.353/.542, 39 HR, 104 RBI.

Joey Gallo's projected stats for 2022 season are 147 G, .209/.343/.486, 41 HR, 101 RBI.

Yankees' Gleyber Torres is projected to have a .268/.346/.449 season in 2022.

7. Aaron Hicks is projected to have a .233/.346/.416, 19 HR, 65 RBI in 2022 season.

Kyle Higashioka is projected to have a .219/.278/.425/. 425 season in 2022.

After Gallo is Torres, Aaron Hicks, Kyle Higashioka and Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit eighth and ninth. Donaldson likes the Yankees' starting nine. The team has the ability to take this team deep into the postseason later this year. It will be interesting to see how Boone's approach will change when Stanton shifts to the outfield. He likes their lineup. The manager likes it too. They have a good mixture of players. "I like the mixture. We have guys that can drive the ball, we have people that are patient, and we also have players that get on base," Donaldon said.