"There is a possibility that four-fifths of the Yankees starting rotation this year might be Corey Kluber, Luis Severino, Jameson Taillon and Domingo German.
Those four guys combined to pitch a grand total of one inning last season."
We presume Cole is the #1 starter.
Kluber, Severino, Taillon, and German are competing with Montgomery and Garcia for the other four spots ... maybe even Schmidt ... or maybe the Yankees go with a six-man rotation ... or maybe they prefer to start Green and Cessa like they've done in the past ... or maybe injuries and the coronavirus wreak havoc and they don't even have a starting rotation.
But, yeah.
If the Yankees could settle on a five-man rotation of Cole, Kluber, Severino, Taillon, and German ... it means talented players are healthy and they are pitching well.
If these players weren't pitching well, then they wouldn't be in the starting rotation.
Thanks, Mike Lupica! You've made me very optimistic with your assessment of the Yankees' pitching depth.
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