Even though the Yankees sit atop the American League East with a comfortable lead, they are far from a perfect team.
With mid-season injuries beginning to pile up and some pre-season worries coming to light, significant changes still need to be made to make the Bombers a World Series team.
Pitching, pitching and more pitching
It is nearly impossible to go an entire 162-game season and have no pitching injuries, and the Yankees are no stranger to them. With ace Gerrit Cole and 2024 Rookie of the Year Luis Gil both starting the season on the injured list, the back end of the rotation has been questionable to say the least.
While pitchers such as Will Warren and Ryan Yarbrough have stepped up to pitch some meaningful starts for the Bombers this season, it is not the show-stopping rotation they had hoped it would be in the winter.
The hot arm on the trade market this season is undoubtedly Sandy Alcantara, who has had a less-than-stellar start to his season, posting an 8.04 ERA through 10 starts, but he is only three seasons removed from being one of the best pitchers in the world.
Whether it be Alcantara or not, the Bombers are still one starter short of the dominant rotation they were hoping to have, and if moves are made, a pitcher will be at the forefront of Yankees general manager Brian Cashman’s shopping list.
