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[QUOTE="donniesyracuse, post: 3059648, member: 101"]
German will likely have his innings reduced. Severino might not be at the point where he is throwing 100 pitches when the post season arrives. If the Yankees do not make a big acquisition at the deadline, they will not have a clear "Ace" for the postseason.

I would consider doing all "bullpen games" in the postseason. When Severino is back, they will have six starting pitchers (3 righties and 3 lefties). I would pair a righty with a lefty and have them each pitch once through the order (e.g., Severino-Paxton, German-Happ, Tanaka-Sabathia). Have either Cortes or Green pitch the first inning.

For example:

First inning: Green
Second through Sixth innings: Paxton and Severino
Seventh through ninth innings: the big bullpen guys

One downside would be that the team would probably need to keep 13 pitchers on the postseason roster. Another downside would be media/fans losing their minds if one of these starting pitchers gets pulled while dominating or if Cortes gets destroyed in the first inning.

I am positive that the Yankees won't do this, but it would be an interesting strategy for a team without an "Ace."
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