With the news on Tuesday that Luis Severino will need Tommy John surgery, the Yankees are now down two starting pitchers before the calendar has even flipped to March. Severino joins James Paxton as the pitchers who will not be ready for Opening Day, which means that others will have to step up. One such pitcher is Jordan Montgomery.
It is easy to forget just how solid Montgomery was as a rookie in 2017. He was 24 years old that season and came out of practically nowhere to win a spot in the rotation. After making only six starts in 2018, he needed Tommy John and missed the rest of that season as well as the entire 2019 campaign.