Yankees' 'weakness' should improve for Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon reason originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.About one month into the season, the New York Yankees' starting rotation has been one of the best in the Majors. If not the best.New York's 2.59 starter ERA is the best in baseball, with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2.81 ERA) lurking close behind.
And that's before Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon, currently on rehab assignments, have made their season debuts. The tricky question for the Yankees is who they send to the bullpen when Cole and Rodon return. "Should the current rotation stay healthy, Cole and Rodón will allow the Yankees to move two starters to the bullpen," ESPN's Jorge Castillo and David Schoenfield wrote Friday.
"That should boost a relative weakness, which the front office can address further at the trade deadline.Moving Cam Schlittler is likely out of the question. Right-hander Will Warren is making a strong case to stick in the rotation, tying a career high with 11 strikeouts in his last start.MORE: Yasiel Puig is back in professional baseballObviously, Max Fried is not going anywhere. That leaves Luis Gil and Ryan Weathers the odd men out.
The Yankees could opt to use a six-man rotation during Cole's first few turns, though. As Castillo and Schoenfield noted, the duo's reinstatement means, hopefully, more arm talent at manager Aaron Boone's disposal in the bullpen. It won't negate the need to make trade deadline additions, but it should help for the time being. More MLB news:Explaining the absurdity of 2 MLB players named Max MuncyThis hitter has a worse OBP than his batting averageRed Sox green uniforms have absurd walk-off magicThis slider is really good and moves the entirely wrong directionAustin Hedges ended a great Guardians day with a proposal