Go Big or Go to Scranton: Pitchers at the Trade Deadline

[ASFN Admin]

The Yankees have been linked to numerous starting pitchers throughout this trade season, ranging from All-Stars such as Jacob DeGrom to mid-rotation starters such as J.A. Happ. But which ones are actually worth the Yankees' time? The short answer: not as many as you think. The long answer is a little more complicated. At the bare minimum, Brian Cashman is looking for a starting pitcher to add depth to the rotation in case of injury; at the most, he is looking for a serious upgrade. For this reason, any potential starting pitchers that the team might look at ought to be compared to two values - the league average, the fifth starter in the rotation (in this case, Domingo German), and what an in-house

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