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[QUOTE="donniesyracuse, post: 4400685, member: 101"]
Gosh, that was a stressful, but in the end, a rewarding series. It was a match-up of extreme approaches "three true outcomes" versus contact.

I am finally ready to start thinking about the next series. The Yankee rotation is a tough puzzle to solve.[S] I do not see a way to approach it without using a fifth starter/bullpen game unless you have multiple pitchers going on short-rest.

I might pitch Cole in Game 2 (Thursday) on short-rest so he can pitch Game 7 (Tuesday) on full-rest or Game 6 (Monday) on short-rest. If you  wait to pitch him in Game 3 (Saturday) on extra rest, the best you can do is have him pitch out of the bullpen in Games 6 or 7.

There is no way for Cortés to start twice. You might be able to use him in the bullpen is Games 6 or 7.[/S]

[B]Post-Shower Edit: I totally screwed that up. I missed a day somewhere. I shouldn't try to solve the Yankees issues while I am hurriedly getting ready for work. The obvious approach will be:

Game 1 (Wed): Taillon (full-rest)
Game 2 (Thur): Severino (full-rest)
[I]off day[/I]
Game 3 (Sat): Cole (extra-rest)
Game 4 (Sun): Cortés (full-rest)
Game 5 (Mon): Taillon (full-rest)
Game 6 (Tues): Severino (full-rest)
Game 7 (Wed): Cole (short-rest) - Cortés[I] available in the bullpen[/I]

It's really not too bad.[/B]
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