A month ago, starting pitching was the last thing the New York Yankees were worried about.Even with Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole on the injured list, the Yankees had the best rotation in Major League Baseball and one of the best in franchise history.Read more: Yankees Starting Rotation Makes MLB History, Even Without Gerrit ColeLuis Gil was having a Cy Young-caliber season. Behind him, Clarke Schmidt, Marcus Stroman, Nestor Cortes, and Carlos Rodon were all having dominant years of their own.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post recently wrote about the trade deadline, and mentioned the Yankees as a team linked to Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher Garrett Crochet. However, Heyman added, 'one person said the Yankees 'are not that into' him.'Crochet moved from the bullpen to the rotation this year, and has made a seamless transition. The left-hander has thrown 107.1 innings across 20 starts, sporting a 3.02 ERA with a league-best 150 strikeouts.