Manager Aaron Boone told reporters that Schmidt has soreness in his pitching shoulder. In addition to Cole, the Yankees are also missing young phenom Luis Gil for multiple months with a right lat strain.

A trade pitch has the New York Yankees acquiring an impact outifelder to replace Giancarlo Stanton who could be lost for the season. The post Trade Pitch Sees Yankees Acquiring Impact Outfielder to Replace Injured Stanton appeared first on Heavy Sports.

But if the Yankees need encouragement about surviving this level of starting pitching loss to still win the ultimate prize, they need only look to the World Series lost less than five months ago. The Dodgers put the “r-o-t” in rotation last year.

The defending AL champion New York Yankees walked into camp with what was supposed to be one of the strongest teams in baseball. That perspective took an immediate hit when former MVP slugger Giancarlo Stanton revealed he had tennis elbow in both elbows.