The day after the trade deadline, the Yankees made a big decision in regards to their pitching staff ahead of what turned out to be a miserable weekend in Miami. Facing a roster crunch with the impending return of Luis Gil to the rotation, the front office elected to cut bait on Marcus Stroman, releasing the disappointing veteran one day after he took the win in the series finale against the Rays and eating the remaining sum of his 2025 salary while officially taking his 2026 vesting option off the table.

The biggest part of that decision was the vote of confidence that the organization displayed in rookie Cam Schlittler, who has three options and could’ve been demoted to the minor leagues had the Yankees gone with a different option. Instead, the team viewed the 24-year-old the best of t

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