The rotation, while taking significant hits in the losses of Cole and Gil, still should be able to hold its own, but the real concern is the Yankees’ depth in this department, or lack thereof. As one rival AL scout assigned to the Yankees’ system put it on Tuesday when asked about the organizational starting pitching depth: “What depth?”

Meanwhile, the bullpen also looks somewhat light with injuries to Scott Effross, Jonathan Loaisiga, Clayton Beeter, Jake Cousins and JT Brubaker, who the Yankees traded for last season as starting depth but is yet to make his Yankee debut due to injuries.