Assuming Nestor Cortes’ hamstring heals up as expected, the Yankees will enter play next month with one of the highest-ceiling rotations in recent memory. Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón are good bets to ultimately finish 2023 with Cy Young votes, Cortes actually finished ahead of Cole in last year’s voting, and fans all know the potential in Luis Severino’s right arm.
That ceiling comes with some downside risk, however — Cole is as close to a workhorse as there is in baseball today, but with Frankie Montas out for most of the season and question marks around how many innings Rodón and Sevy can provide, there’s a chance that the depth could be tested by the time the dog days roll around.