Domingo German has been suspended 81 games for his domestic violence incident, .
The suspension is retroactive to last season, meaning the nine regular season games and nine post season games German missed in 2019 will count towards the suspension. German will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 MLB season. Barring something unforeseen, we should see German back on the mound in June.
With regards to the short term, this suspension may give the Yankees some pause about trading J.A. Happ. With German missing almost half of the season, they may want to have some insurance at the back end of the rotation for Jordan Montgomery, who barley pitched last year following Tommy John surgery.