Disagree - think it was all done by design and made sense to me. Happ has had a hot hand over the past month. Put Deivi in there to get an inning but the Rays don't know that - they go ahead and put five lefties in their lineup. Boone figures this and knows Happ is coming in for the 2nd, so in theory its advantage Happ.
I actually didn't mind the move outside the strategy. Deivi didn't have his fastball going again tonight. Reminded me a lot of the start against Boston (where he was on the bump owned by his idol). Think he got a little too nervous/excited and didn't look as sharp.
Really? So how did it work out? Not good. Yankee game isn't about strategy. It's about decent starting pitching and bang, bang offense.
You wasted two starting pitchers in one game and Happ is a habit pitcher not use to coming in the 2nd inning.
Granted they had their chances later in the game but everyone knows. With the weak Yankee relief pitching, you don't win games where the starting pitching doesn't go at least 6 innings.
The Boone/Cashman move doomed them out of the gate.