After the injuries to Gerrit Cole (Tommy John surgery, out for the season) and Luis Gil (lat strain, out for the first half of the season), the Yankees are suddenly short in quality starting pitchers.

If the Yankees are going to be able to withstand their recent injury news, their younger pitchers will have to be front and center.

On the December afternoon Max Fried was formally fitted for pinstripes, the left-hander spoke about looking forward to pairing with Gerrit Cole at the top of the Yankees' rotation, saying that he would be “excited to sit and watch every single one of his starts.