Surprise!

Straight talk with Aaron Boone:

"Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the early hook for Garcia wasn't a preplanned bait-and-switch tactic against the Rays. Rather, Boone said it was his intention to have a short leash for Garcia and use Happ afterward.

'Their roster is built to take the platoon advantage. Felt like I was going to go to J.A. pretty early and aggressively if they went with a lefty-heavy lineup, and that was the reason,' Boone said. 'It was a little lineup-based, but [Garcia] kind of labored a bit in that first inning. But that was the plan all along. We were going to go short with him all along, knowing we would have Deivi available [later on] in the series if need be.'"

It wasn't a preplanned tactic ... but it was also the plan all along.

It isn't worth the effort. 

The bottom line is that your strategy is always going to be suspect when it relies on J.A. Happ.