Reigning AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil is slated soon to begin a rehab assignment and the power righty certainly could provide a rotation boost, but the 27-year-old is still 3-4 weeks, at best, from returning. With nothing guaranteed insofar as performance once he does.

In a recent article, Zach Kaplan of Athlon suggested a trade in which the Yankees would acquire Sandy Alcantara from the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Brock Selvidge and right-handed pitching prospect Cade Smith.

New York Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt is likely facing Tommy John surgery to repair the torn UCL in his pitching elbow, Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Saturday