Yankees' 'weakness' should improve for Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon reason
New York has a few decisions to make.
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.