A quiet Monday afternoon turned into good news/bad news time for Yankees fans.
The good news was that Clarke Schmidt was back in the Bronx and had a locker again at Yankee Stadium. The right-hander has pitched well during limited action this year in the majors with a 2.40 ERA, 3.66 FIP, and 1.167 WHIP in 30 innings across 16 outings, all but one out of the bullpen. The only problem was that he was a starting pitching prospect for a reason, and the Yankees didn’t want their 2017 first-round pick to fully lose a year of development.