While many Yankees fans clamor for the addition of another starting pitcher — believing that general manager Brian Cashman didn’t upgrade his staff enough to compete with the reigning World Series Champion Red Sox, Steve Phillips vehemently disagrees.
The former Mets GM and current MLB Network analyst recently took to the airwaves to debate which AL East superpower had the more robust set of arms.
Upon breaking down each pitcher by their respective rotation spot, what they did last season and how they project to fare in 2019, Phillips chose four Yankees, with a tie going to the fifth slot.