With a 32-20 report, the Yankees discovered themselves comfortably main the American League East on Monday morning.
Nonetheless, there’s all the time room for enchancment, which is what Brian Cashman was getting at throughout a Sunday interview with SiriusXM MLB Community Radio. The overall supervisor, requested about potential wants prior the July 31 commerce deadline, began the place he usually does.
“Always pitching, pitching, pitching, whether that’s adding to the rotation or adding to the bullpen,” Cashman mentioned.
Pitching is usually Cashman’s go-to when requested about his membership’s wants. With the Yankees going by a lot depth already this season – significantly within the rotation – it’s no shock that he offered a well-recognized reply.
Gerrit Cole (Tommy John), Luis Gil (lat) and Marcus Stroman (knee) are all on the IL. Gil, within the average portion of his throwing program, is anticipated again this summer time, whereas swingman Ryan Yarbrough has finished an admiral job filling the fifth spot within the Yankees’ rotation after Carlos Carrasco did not seize the identical alternative earlier this season.
Coming into Monday’s series-opener in opposition to the Angels, which Yarbrough was scheduled to begin, the Yankees’ rotation ranked seventh in ERA (3.45) and ninth in fWAR (4.9).
The Bombers’ bullpen, in the meantime, ranked sixth in ERA (3.29), fifth in fWAR (2.4) and third in Ok% (26.6).
Cashman additionally mentioned the Yankees will “clearly look at the infield.”
With Oswaldo Cabrera struggling a devastating ankle harm and Jazz Chisholm Jr. out with an indirect harm, the Yankees are quick a couple of infielders.
They’ve wanted a 3rd baseman since buying Chisholm final summer time; he discovered the place on the fly earlier than shifting again to second base this season. Since Chisholm received damage, DJ LeMahieu, skilled at each positions, has returned and seemed wholesome.
Cashman mentioned that Chisholm feels nice as he continues to progress and is anticipated again “sooner than later.”
“We’ll see where we sit when we have everybody flying high,” mentioned Cashman, whose Yankees have been leaning on Oswald Peraza and Jorbit Vivas with the infield short-handed.
The workforce may additionally improve the final spot on its bench, which is being occupied by the seldom-used Pablo Reyes.
Proper-handed hitting has been among the many Yankees’ wants as properly, however one such bat may come within the type of Giancarlo Stanton. The designated hitter missed all of spring coaching because of tennis elbows, however Cashman mentioned he’s scheduled for stay batting follow over the subsequent two weeks.
“I think he’s getting really close to doing a rehab assignment thereafter,” Cashman mentioned.
