The Yankees, God forbid, do not want to wind up like their cross-town rival Mets, who gave it all they had in 2015 when they made it all the way to the World Series, only to lose that tournament and so much more with a pitching staff that is now, all but decimated.
The Yankees need to begin planning for the playoffs yesterday, but soon will be good enough if they act quickly by moving to a six-man rotation to prepare for those extra arm crushing innings that will come in October.
Six weeks ago, I touched on the idea, and I see that Pinstriped Alley has followed with a piece calling for the same adjustment in the rotation.