It’s no question that Gerrit Cole will take over the New York Yankees rotation as the ace of the staff. However, I believe that the Yankees will have a similar plan like the Houston Astros did last year. Cole will be the number one starter but Luis Severino will be the “1B” starter, just like Justin Verlander and Cole were on the Astros.
There’s been talk that Severino will never be a true ace and I couldn’t disagree more. Sure, he’s had struggles in the postseason but that wouldn’t immediately make him not an ace.