Even after re-signing CC Sabathia over the weekend, the Yankees reportedly remain in the hunt for another starting pitcher. Sabathia joins Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Sonny Gray, and Jordan Montgomery in the rotation, so the Yankees have five starters, but there’s no such thing as too much pitching depth. Another arm wouldn’t hurt. Anyway, I have some thoughts on the hot stove state of affairs, so let’s get to ’em.
1. My guess is the Yankees were hoping to sign Shohei Ohtani in addition to re-signing Sabathia, allowing them to go to a full-time six-man rotation.