Yankee fans have had their hearts broken by several starting pitchers over the past few seasons. Cashman clearly tried to improve the rotation by bringing in guys like Gray, Lynn, and Happ, but, for a myriad of reasons, those moves proved to be unsuccessful. In fact, outside of a few notable exceptions (Cole and Sabathia), the front office has struggled to bring in the right starters for a pretty long time.
Given the organization’s penchant for striking out on starters, I couldn’t help but be somewhat skeptical when the Yankees signed Corey Kluber ahead of the 2021 season.