Editor’s note: Now that the legendary Hondo has retired, today we introduce our new baseball handicapping column called Stitches. Enjoy. And good luck.

Put me in coach, I’m ready to play, today.

Is there life after Hondo? Well, maybe. Time will tell. Tough task replacing the irreplaceable. His award-winning column kept you in stitches. This fortune teller might need a couple just to keep it together. Looking out the window here at Post headquarters I can see Mr. Aitch’s Nation up in arms as some of the best arms in baseball set foot-to-rubber to begin the 2017 MLB season. … Stitches to the rescue. Send thoughts, prayers and unpleasantries to sports@nypost.com until further notice so that we can move forward as quickly as possible.

Aces up on opening day. Let’s play two. If Masahiro Tanaka’s spring is any indication (0.38 ERA), he finally could live up to his lofty potential. Baby Bombers have the professors back. Backing the pinstripes for 20 units as well as Bumgarner’s Giants as they lean into yet another successful season that commences in Arizona against Greinke and the D’backs.