Even though itâs been pretty clear for the past decade or so that the New York Yankees are in desperate need of pitching, it seems like thatâs not a priority for Brian Cashman and the teamâs front office.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, the team is focused solely on acquiring position players and trying to reach an agreement with DJ LeMahieu, as they currently like what they have on their bullpen.
However, itâs also worth noting that Masahiro Tanaka, JA Happ, and James Paxton are all free agents, so losing them will leave their rotation even more depleted ahead of the next MLB season.
Brian Cashman: Yankees Could Wait Until The Season To Address Their Pitching Situation
âCashman likes the Yankeesâ in-house rotation candidates and suggested the team might wait beyond Opening Day to see what they really have in their current mix before exploring external pitchers. This doesnât appear to be their ideal scenario, as Cashman described this route as being a âway weâre forced to go because we donât have the proper matchesâ in the marketplace, though the Yankees are âpreparedâ for such an event: âIf I can add to what I have sooner than later, all the better. If I have to wait to do it in season, so be it. But we also might have enough right here before us thatâs just untestedâ,â reported MLB Trade Rumors.
The Yankees only have Gerrit Cole as a bonafide option under contract, while Luis Severino is once again recovering from injury. Domingo GermĂĄn is eligible to come back after serving his suspension but he hasnât thrown in a year, while standout prospects Deivi GarcĂa and Clarke Schmidt could be forced into the rotation along with Jordan Montgomery.
Thereâs no doubt that bringing back DJ LeMahieu should be a top priority for the New York Yankees. However, if they want to win a World Series in the foreseeable future, they need more than just firepower.
