TAMPA , Fla. — Three Yankees takeaways from the first week of spring training: Though the Yankees spent the offseason telling everyone they were comfortable with their situation at third base, their behind-the-scenes actions didn’t mesh with that. They feverishly scoured the market for third-base options (and continue to do so).

The Yankees made a small but intriguing move on Monday morning, inviting veteran left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny to spring training.

The New York Yankees possess a deep start rotation, creating a situation of six starters for five spots after Marcus Stroman said he was a starter and not a reliever.

The Yankees still need to figure out their starting third baseman, leadoff hitter and more in the next six weeks.

The wait for Yankees baseball is over. Pitchers and catchers will report to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Tuesday, the beginning of the Yankees’ 16th attempt to win their 28th championship in franchise history. There’s turnover every season with every big-league club, but this Yankees team is much different than it was this time last year.

Austin Wells has stepped into the batter’s box on multiple occasions for live batting practice. He just hasn’t swung the bat yet.

With a few spots up for grabs in the New York Yankees bullpen, there are a handful of intriguing names to keep an eye on throughout spring training. Among those names is right-handed pitcher Clayton Beeter,

TAMPA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton was a lot more consistent than Aaron Judge, Juan Soto and every other Yankees hitter during last October’s World Series run. Turns out that through it all Big G, according to manager Aaron Boone, was dealing with “some elbow stuff.”

The Yankees have spent the past few years developing Clayton Beeter as a starting pitcher, but after seeing how his

Speaking at spring training this week, New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake said that the team likes the way that Beeter's stuff plays in short spurts.