Luis Gil

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone has a ton of time to think about his pitching rotation these days. One problem is, he doesn't know who is doing well coming off of injuries and who is not. Nor does he know who general manager Brian Cashman will be able to add via trade or free agency. As the players are locked out of team facilities, communication between organizational staff and their players is supposed to be non-existent. From everything that I can gather, that is true. So, let's give the manager some help and design a realistic starting five to take the Bombers back to the World Series.

No, he couldn't not pitch his team to their 6th consecutive victory yesterday but the young New York Yankee right-hander, Luis Gil, is doing everything he can to show he belongs. Gil pitched 5 scoreless innings and struck out eight in his second Major League start. He was rewarded by being sent to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after the game. Trust me, Mr. Gil didn't go too far.

The New York Yankees expected to roll out their ace, Gerrit Cole, against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Once again, there was a last minute change of plans for the Bronx Bombers. Their All Star right-hander was scratched testing positive for COVID-19. Time for a new plan.