Playing the Yankees you have to go with your best. Margot and Farmer starting are not TCs best. The R-L platoon strategy to start the game is basically playing with 21 outs because those guys are auto 6 outs at least.
Remember when Phil Hughes had an incentive in his TC contract for $1 million if reaches 200 innings and the TC gave him the option in his last start of the year to go pitch one more inning to reach 200? He said no cause it wouldnt be right.