Following their signing of Gerrit Cole last December, the Yankees’ pitching staff looked to be, for the first time in years, ranked among the best in the league. On top of its elite bullpen with five closer-quality arms, the Yankees finally had multiple elite frontline starters to match up favorably against the multi-ace rotations that serve as the backbone of recent champions. On top of all that, they had quality rotation depth that would have seen at least one of J.A. Happ and Jordan Montgomery relegated to the bullpen. Waiting in the wings, furthermore, were top prospects Deivi García and Clarke Schmidt.
What happened to the Yankees’ highly-touted pitching staff?
