Over the past month, there have been rumors about the Yankees potentially signing Gonzalez so the news that broke Monday night isn’t a big surprise. This is a smart move by the Yanks and GM Brian Cashman given the uncertainty surrounding Severino’s return from injury and the fact that CC is expected to miss at least his first two starts through the rotation.
The Yankees have some talented options internally who could slide into the rotation in Luis Cessa, Domingo German and Jonathan Loaisiga, but none of them have the big league experience Gonzalez has had.