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The season-ending injury to New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Severino has significant consequences. Finding a fifth starter would be problematic for any other team, but the Yankees have a profound prospect system and made the intelligent decision to retain J.A. Happ.
With James Paxton also expected to miss at least two months after having a cyst removed from his lower back, Jordan Montgomery will have to fill the void and claim the No. 4 spot in the rotation.
Initially, I expected the Yankees to utilize a three-man rotation for the fifth spot in the unit, but after seeing Clark Schmidt, one of the Yankees top youth pitching prospects, dominate on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, my opinion has changed slightly.