![]() In exchange for those pitchers and for outfielder Andrew Benintendi a few days before, the Yankees had sent out seven minor-league pitchers, taking a huge chunk out of their starting depth at the upper minors in particular. By Monday night, they had acquired Montas, along with relievers Lou Trivino (Oakland) and Scott Effross (Chicago) to bolster a staff that has largely performed well this year but has had some stumbles and injuries in recent weeks. The Yankees had entered the trade deadline period in need of pitching, both in their rotation and their bullpen. “It’s the rotation we had, plus Montas is obviously the new addition.” “I think the rotation is set as-is,” Cashman said. Starter Luis Severino had been hastily put on the 60-day injured list on Monday, taking him out of the mix until at least mid-September - longer than Severino believes he’ll need to recover from what the team has called a “low-grade right lat strain.” Wishing you all the best □ /ViqimZwLK8Ĭashman said that as of Tuesday, the starting rotation will consist of Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes Jr., Jameson Taillon, Frankie Montas (who was acquired from Oakland on Monday) and Domingo Germán. “Certainly, we did a deep dive on his medicals and there is a lot of optimism and belief that sometime in September, we’ll be able to deploy him as a choice for our manager.” ![]() “(Bader) provides a lot of lanes for us, for our manager, when he’s healthy,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday night. While Bader is an elite defensive option, the Yankees have a defense-first center fielder with foot speed in Triple A - Estevan Florial - who could theoretically be called up to the major-league roster at some point to fill those roles without requiring the team to move a starting pitcher in the process. His acquisition, assuming he is able to come off the injured list in September, gives the Yankees another center field option to keep Aaron Judge in right field and a speed option off the bench. When the trade deadline passed and the Yankees had not made another move to add another starter, the move became difficult to understand.īader is on the injured list with plantar fasciitis and is in a walking boot for another 1-2 weeks before he can resume baseball activities. The return for Montgomery - injured, defense-first center fielder Harrison Bader - made the move look even more bizarre. In a vacuum, the decision to move Montgomery was curious. ![]() But I think I was consistent and I think I gave the team a chance to win.” “I’m a lot better player than I’ve ever shown the fans. “I don’t really think I’ve ever performed the way I should have here,” Montgomery said Tuesday night, an hour after learning he’d been traded. Montgomery was, until that moment, a player who embodied something that has become rare in Yankeeland: A homegrown starter who had found a way to stick in the rotation. ![]()
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