NY Post · Jun 12, 2018
Scout knows which potential Yankees target checks all boxes
Despite not announcing it, the Yankees know who will replace Masahiro Tanaka in the rotation while the veteran right-hander nurses both hamstrings back to full strength while on the disabled list.
Right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga is the favorite to start against the Rays on Friday or Saturday despite the 23-year-old never pitching above Double-A.
What they don’t know is the identity of the pitcher they will acquire before the July 31 trade deadline. Before Jordan Montgomery — who underwent Tommy John surgery last week — and Tanaka went on the shelf, the industry strongly believed the Yankees would attempt to add a starter who would slot in between ace Luis Severino and Tanaka.