The 2019 season will be New York Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild’s audition for the circus. Keeping the Bombers’ fragile starting rotation healthy will be akin to a juggling act with raw eggs.
Rothschild told the New York Post’s Greg Joyce that he’s even willing to use six starters if necessary.
“At times, yeah, I’m not opposed to (using a six-man rotation),” he told Joyce. However, he did hedge the statement:
“But if it’s leading guys into seven and eight days (between starts), I think it becomes somewhat problematic, although not for everybody.