MLB Trade Deadline Shockers: Could Jarren Duran, Mitch Keller, and Eugenio Suarez Become the Game-Changers?
But as YankeeLand gesticulates wildly about infield defense, the team’s starting pitching situation remains a potential Achilles’ heel. Season-ending injuries to ace Gerrit Cole and playoff-caliber workhorse Clarke Schmidt have left New York’s rotation dangerously undermanned. Reigning AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil is due back sometime in August but probably shouldn’t be relied upon as a bankable October option. The same should be said about veteran soft-tosser Marcus Stroman and rookie tandem Will Warren and Cam Schlittler. Max Fried and Carlos Rodón in Games 1 and 2 of a playoff series is A-OK; adding Keller would give the Yankees a legit, capable Game 3 arm.
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