Despite the fact that they have a top-tier starter in Gerrit Cole, the Yankees’ starting pitching depth has certainly seen better days. Masahiro Tanaka, James Paxton and J.A. Happ — all members of the staff in the 2020 season — are now free agents, while Luis Severino won’t pitch until June or July and Domingo Germán last pitched in the majors in September 2019.
Besides Cole, Germán, and Severino, the Bombers have Jordan Montgomery and Deivi García as big-league ready starters. That’s five. Behind them, there are some talented, yet inexperienced hurlers: Clarke Schmidt, Michael King, Nick Nelson and Miguel Yajure.