Before the season, the Yankees were projected to have one of the strongest starting rotations in baseball, with a pair of co-aces in Gerrit Cole and offseason signing Carlos Rodón leading the charge, followed by 2022 All-Star Nestor Cortes, the resurgent Luis Severino, and a combination of Domingo Germán and Clarke Schmidt for the final spot.
That plan fell apart before the first pitch of the season was thrown. In addition to Frankie Montas following his February shoulder surgery, Rodón and Severino began the season on the IL, thrusting Jhony Brito into the starting rotation for the season-opening series against the Giants.