While the Yankees are first focused on relief pitching - Tim Hill and Blake Treinen, come on down - the team still needs their rotation gaps filled. Luis Severino, James Paxton, Masahiro Tanaka and Jordan Montgomery will fill the first four slots, but there’s real discussion about whether J.A. Happ should be the fifth starter, relegated to the bullpen, or should simply be part of a payroll-cutting move. Even if Happ is in the rotation, you can never have too much pitching depth, and the Yankees will inevitably need extra arms ready to go once a starter hits the injured list.
What can Michael King bring to the Yankees’ rotation?
