Ivan Nova noted Saturday that he's approaching spring training as if he's still in competition for a spot in the Yankees Opening Day rotation. Nova eluded to CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Masahiro Tanaka as the only locks in the rotation, and is intent on proving he deserves one of the final two spots. While it's nice to see the humility, the 27-year-old is virtually locked into that fourth spot after posting a terrific 3.10 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 116/44 K/BB ratio over 139 1/3 innings in 2013.