On paper, the Yankees rotation falls very short in comparison to the other top contenders in the AL. The Astros have the best rotation in the game, the Indians have multiple All-Stars, and even the Red Sox edge the Yankees starting staff from top to bottom.
It’s not that the Yankees rotation is bad because, for the most part, it’s the same group that brought them to within a game from making it to the World Series a season ago. However, the odds of them doing so again this October with the same starting four is highly unlikely which is why a trade needs to be made as soon as possible.