With a doubleheader on Sunday, the Yankees likely need a sixth starter this week— either to pitch one game of the Sunday doubleheader or Thursday in the series opener against the White Sox in…
The Yankees pitching is in a pinch. With two straight days of rain, the Bombers schedule has become an issue. The Yankees and Rangers were rained out Saturday and will play a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday, then finish the series on Monday. Instead of having two scheduled days off on Thursday and Monday, they will now play 23 games over the next 22 days. It will be their longest stretch of the season without a break. Their next scheduled day off comes after their first series against Tampa Bay on May 29. With a doubleheader on Sunday, the Yankees likely need a sixth starter this week — either to pitch one game of the Sunday doubleheader or Thursday in the series opener against the White Sox in Chicago. The Yankees can add a 27th player for the scheduled doubleheader. If the Yankees stay on rotation, Gerrit Cole, who was scheduled to pitch on an extra day of rest Friday, is likely to pitch Sunday with two extra days rest. The Yankees could use Luis Severino on an extra day of rest on Sunday as well, or they could stick in a spot starter in that doubleheader. By using a spot starter, that would push back the rest of the rotation and cover the starts until Cole’s turn on regular rest Friday. It’s early in the season, so it seems unlikely the Yankees would want to bring Cole back on short rest for Thursday’s start against the White Sox. The Yankees have talked about the depth of their pitching all season and now it will be tested.
