When the Yankees begin the playoffs, either Tuesday as the wild-card host or the following Saturday as the AL East champs, they’ll have the competitive advantage of going back-to-back with 19-game winner Max Fried and 18-game winner Carlos Rodon.

Then, presumably, comes the guy with the highest strikeout rate and hardest velocity of any rotation member this year — rookie phenom Cam Schlittler.

The Yankees have yet to announce a Game 3 starter . But just as Rodon’s schedule was adjusted this week to line him up behind Fried for the playoffs, Schlittler — who will start Saturday against the Orioles — is on track to pitch again Thursday, which would be the deciding Game 3 of the Wild Card Series.

There’s no reason to overthink this decision. Schlittler already has displayed the electri

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