As the 2019 trade deadline nears, the Yankees’ pursuit of a starting pitcher has driven the conversation. The Yankees clearly could use another rotation arm as they gear up for another pennant push, but the market for a game-changing starting pitcher is not great this year. There are a few decent candidates, like Trevor Bauer, Madison Bumgarner, and Marcus Stroman, but none of them necessarily move the needle like, say, a Max Scherzer would, and Scherzer is almost certainly not available.
So why shut the door on the option of adding another reliever?