If the New York Yankees are set to miss Gerrit Cole for a significant amount of time, they could look to reunite with starting pitcher Michael King.

With their ace Gerrit Cole awaiting a second opinion on his balky pitching elbow, the New York Yankees have few external options to reinforce their rotation. They have already lost 2024 American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil for at least three months due to a lat strain,

The New York Yankees could look to swing a blockbuster trade for Luis Castillo following injuries to Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil.

Injuries to Luis Gil and Gerrit Cole of the Yankees, Grayson Rodriguez of the Orioles and George Kirby of the Mariners are shifting talks.

Carrasco is likely sixth on the Yankees' starting-pitcher depth chart due to injuries to Gerrit Cole (elbow) and Luis Gil (lat), Max Goodman of NJ.com reports. Carrasco is in camp as a non-roster invitee and initially seemed to be a longshot to open the regular season with the Yankees,

Facing injuries to Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil, the New York Yankees will take any good news that they can, especially after losing Juan Soto to the New York Mets during the offseason.

For the second consecutive spring, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has traveled to Los Angeles to seek an additional opinion from Dr. Neal ElAttrache regarding the state of the right-hander’s elbow.

Gerrit Cole won the American League Cy Young Award in 2023 and missed part of the 2024 season due to elbow troubles.

Lynn actually pitched with the Yankees briefly in 2018. New York had acquired him from the Minnesota Twins at the trade deadline. The veteran right-hander has spent most of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals, and if he were to rejoin the Yankees, he would reunite with his old Cardinals teammate Paul Goldschmidt.

New York Yankees fans have been holding their breath as they await an update on Gerrit Cole's elbow injury. After GM Brian Cashman admitted he was "pessimistic" about the situation, a report from MLB insider Jim Bowden on Sunday indicated that Cole received a recommendation to undergo Tommy John surgery.