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MLB: Five April Surprises

By Jason Evans

Apr 28, 2017; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2017; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) follows through on a two run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

New York Yankees and New York Mets

If I were to tell you after the first month that one New York team would be in last in their division, and one tied for first and the best record in their league, you probably would have said the Mets in first and the Yankees in last.

Like George Costanza should have done for most of his life, go with the opposite.

The Yankees have had a different player step up every night it seems and that’s with Didi Gregorius just coming back from injury and Gary Sanchez being out since the year’s opening weekend.

Aaron Judge has made the necessary adjustments in his game and became the third rookie to hit 10 homers in April in major league history. Starlin Castro and Chase Headley are also off to excellent starts offensively.

On the pitching front, Luis Severino‘s off-season work on his changeup with Pedro Martinez certainly has looked like it’s helped along with some consistency from the enigmatic Michael Pineda.

In Queens, they got off to a good start, but the injury bug has continued to bite the Mets. Seth Lugo, Steven Matz, David Wright, Brandon Nimmo, Yoenis Cespedes, Wilmer Flores and Lucas Duda are all on the DL. Noah Syndergaard left his start Sunday with a lat issue after refusing to get an MRI during the week on his bicep. At least Michael Conforto is crushing it so far.

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