Since free agency started prior to the 2019 season, New York Yankees fans have been clamoring for elite starting pitching. With one of the best starting lineups and the deadliest bullpen in baseball, the starting rotation seemed to be the only questionable link on an otherwise perfect team.
The problems were exacerbated when 2018 ace Luis Severino was shelved in spring training, causing him to miss the entire season to this point.
The starting rotation conversations intensified at the trade deadline when the unit as a whole suffered through a historically bad week and a half just days before the deadline.