The Yankees' pitching depth is stretched extremely thin. Gerrit Cole is out for the year after elbow surgery. Luis Gil is not expected back until July after suffering a lat strain this spring. Marcus Stroman’s supposedly "quick trip" to the injured list has been extended by a knee issue that isn’t going away.

Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt was scratched from Saturday's start against the Tampa Bays Rays because of soreness in his left side and was replaced by Ryan Yarbrough.