We have said many times on this website that the New York Yankees need some stability in their rotation, as there are some injury-prone members after Gerrit Cole. Jameson Taillon and Corey Kluber have all the talent in the world, but the truth is that they haven’t pitched much, if at all, in the last two years.
That’s where a guy like Jordan Montgomery enters the equation. A Tommy John surgery survivor himself, ‘Gumby’ is a crucial part of the 2021 Yankees because he can provide a nice floor, a considerable ceiling, and some certainty. In 2020, he showed that the elbow procedure is well in the rearview mirror, and he will enter this campaign with no limitations.