In deals that brought in Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo, the Yankees lost seven pitchers, including six potential starters.
Michael King, who might have been the No. 2, is gone, as are fringe starters such as Randy Vásquez and Jhony Brito.
In deals that brought in Juan Soto and Alex Verdugo, the Yankees lost seven pitchers, including six potential starters.
Michael King, who might have been the No. 2, is gone, as are fringe starters such as Randy Vásquez and Jhony Brito.
There are significant injury risks in their rotation — notably with Carlos Rodón and Nestor Cortes — and maybe the largest issue facing the 2024 Yankees concerns the reinforcements.
For his part, Aaron Boone said the Yankees have done “a pretty good job” of filling in the depth that has been lost and called out “hopefully our next wave of Vásquezes and Britos.”
“Whether that’s [Will] Warren, [Chase] Hampton, [Clayton] Beeter, Luis Gil returning from injury this year,” the Yankees manager said on “The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman” podcast Wednesday. “We’re really excited about the signing of Cody Poteet, we think there’s a lot potentially in there from a depth standpoint. And obviously bringing Luke Weaver back to be kind of that sixth starter/long man depending on what’s needed.
“I do feel like we’ve replenished some of that depth, that six through 11 if you will.”
Of the group of six that Boone named, only Weaver has a substantial major league appearance.
The 30-year-old righty has bounced around for eight seasons and pitched to a lifetime 5.14 ERA. Weaver, a former first-round pick, was claimed off waivers by the Yankees in September and was solid in three starts, which helped lead to a one-year pact for $2 million guaranteed and much more available in bonuses.