With Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón starting the year on the Injured List, what will the New York Yankees‘ rotation look like on Opening Day?
Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter had a go at answering that question on Monday. Reuter predicted that the Yanks’ rotation will be, in order, Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Luis Gil, Ryan Weathers, and Will Warren.
Reuter also reminded readers that Clarke Schmidt will be on the IL to begin the season, joining Cole and Rodón. Furthermore, Reuter listed Ryan Yarbrough and Paul Blackburn as “other internal candidates” for the rotation.
“The Yankees addressed their need for quality depth with the blockbuster deal to acquire Ryan Weathers, but equally important will be a bounce-back season from Luis Gil,” Reuter wrote. “The 2024 AL Rookie of the Year logged just 57 innings of work in 2025, and tallied almost as many walks (33) as strikeouts (41) before taking the loss with an early exit in Game 1 of the ALDS.”
