In his October “State of the Yankees” address, general manager Brian Cashman declared that upgrading the pitching staff would be the front office’s main focus this season.
The pitching is an area of need: starting pitching, middle relief, setup … We re going to certainly have to look at opportunities that present themselves on the pitching market.
We saw in the first half that having an incredible bullpen is only an advantage if they have a lead to protect, and too many Yankees games were basically over by the second or third inning in April.