Every New York Yankees fan wanted Brian Cashman to dump embattled starter Marcus Stroman as soon as possible this offseason, but after Luis Gil's shoulder injury, the righty could wind up being a godsend.

Just as the Yankees were settling into their rhythm, another potential setback looms large. The post Yankees News: Marcus Stroman's Trade Failure Suddenly Becomes a Blessing After Luis Gil's Big Injury Scare appeared first on EssentiallySports.

The New York Yankees need to fill Luis Gil's role in the pitching rotation after the righty went down with an arm injury.

“Overall body-wise, I felt great,” Stroman, who was taken deep by Austin Riley and Matt Olson, said during an 11-1 loss to the Braves at CoolToday Park. “Just made some bad pitches that they capitalized on, but definitely good to get the workload up, get into the third and then just kind of build from there.”

Marcus Stroman is the strong favorite to take Luis Gil's spot in the Yankees rotation but these three pitchers could beat him out.

He didn’t take the mound in the postseason. He was subject to trade rumors all winter long. He’s the odd-man out of a stacked starting rotation. A few weeks ago, the New York Yankees weren’t sure what to do with Marcus Stroman.

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman is expected to open the season in the starting rotation. With Luis Gil (lat) expected to miss a significant period of time at the start of the campaign,

Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil will be shut down at least six weeks with a high-grade lat strain, manager Aaron Boone announced Monday ( via MLB.com ). The reigning AL Rookie of the Year was shut down after feeling discomfort during his bullpen session last Friday. An MRI revealed the lat strain over the weekend.