Italy saves Team America, and the excursion in Tampa continues

As the WBC hits the knockout round, the afterthoughts in Team Tampa are still searching for their all-purpose version of Cory "Does Everything" Lewandowski.

Yesterday, Oswaldo Cabrera took his shot. 

Takeaways from a meaningless win over Toronto...

1. Giancarlo Stanton blasted two, one into a CF light tower. If we could cryogenically freeze him, to be opened March 28, who wouldn't sign the papers? When a guy can't open a bag of chips, we should savor swing, every blast, every sandwich. Nobody, aside from maybe Ed Sheeran, is more fragile.

2. Randall "the Anti-Martian" Grichuk played LF, and went 1-3 with a run and an RBI. No sign of Jasson Dominguez and/or Spencer Jones, who remain team leaders in RBIs (8, the Martian) and HRs (4, Mr. Jones). Since that horror movie reveal moment in December, when Trent Grisham accepted the Yankees' $22 million qualifying offer, neither had a chance. Steal yourselves for the inevitable sense of loss when Cashman trades either or both for his latest white whale. 

3. Oswaldo played RF, went 0-2. (He's 0-4 this spring.) Everyone wants him to succeed and, I suppose, it's good to give him reps in the OF. But... damn: Ryan McMahon is 3-25 this spring, with six strikeouts. The Yankees ditched Spencer Jones because of the Ks, but McMahon is as strikeout prone as they come. I'd love to see Oswaldo get an honest shot at 3B. Last year, before he broke his ankle, he seemed to be taking the position. Guy deserves a chance. 

4. Cam Schlittler pitched into the 4th, giving up a run and fanning five. Of all Yank starters, he's The Great Hope. If Schlit can repeat last September/October, we can survive April/May without Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon. If Schlittler gets hurt, or goes mental, the rotation will collapse, and the bullpen won't be far behind.

5. Bullpen? Oh, yeah. I had put up a block. Right now, it's hard to access the biggest disappointment. We've got Ryan Weathers (ERA 7.94), Jake Bird (4.50), Angel Chivilli (15.43) and Camilo Doval (9.00.) Yikes. This looks like a disaster. At some point, soon, alarms will sound, and Cashman will start making calls. 

6. Jazz Chisholm and Jose "The Gay" Cabellero returned from the WBC. A combined 0-3. No problem. That's our keystone, and I'm fine with it. 

7. Aaron Boone vows to continue screaming at the umps, despite the new robot strike zone. Nothing makes Yank fans happier than knowing that Boonie is back, and planning to yell his heart out. 

8. If anything should scare us, it's Roman Anthony. In the WBC, he's 5-15 with a HR. (Also, Redsock Jaren Durran, for Mexico, has 3 HRs, tied for the lead.) Listen: We should fear Boston. If Anthony becomes the star, as advertised, he could be our Babadook. They will be young and hungry, and we will be a year older, with a manager who howls insults at algorithms.