An offseason flagged as successful brought the Yankees in two respected pitchers in LHP James Paxton and RHP Adam Ottavino; both signed in hopes of improving the rotation and the bullpen, respectively. But even with the addition of James “The Big Maple” Paxton, the rotation has been overwhelmed with injuries, just as the rest of the roster has.
Ace, Luis Severino has found himself on the 60-Day IL along with breakout power arm Domingo German landing on the 10-Day IL. To add to the injury parade is fill-in starter Jonathan Loaisiga as well as future rotation hopeful Jordan Montgomery, who hasn’t seen MLB game action since over a year ago.