New York Yankees 2023 Projected Pitching Rotation After Losing Frankie Montas

The New York Yankees announced Wednesday that Frankie Montas will undergo shoulder surgery and will miss a majority of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

With hopes of adding a frontline starter to their rotation for the postseason, the Yankees dealt their no. 5, no. 10, no. 20 and no. 21 prospects to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Montas. The club had shown interest in Cincinnati Reds starter Luis Castillo, but did not offer the Reds the same kind of prospect package that the Seattle Mariners did. Instead, the Yankees pursued Montas, who went 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts for the club down the stretch of the 2022 season. Now, he might not pitch in his first full season with the Bronx Bombers.

Without Montas, here's a look at our projected pitching rotation for the Yankees in 2023, for the majority of the season:

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Gerrit Cole: 13-8, 3.50 ERA, 33 starts, 200.2 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 5.14 SO/W, 111 ERA+

2) Carlos Rodon: 14-8, 2.88 ERA, 31 starts, 178 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 4.56 SO/W, 140 ERA+

3) Nestor Cortes: 12-4, 2.44 ERA, 28 starts, 158.1 IP, 0.92 WHIP, 4.29 SO/W, 159 ERA+

4) Luis Severino: 7-3, 3.18 ERA, 19 starts, 102 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 3.73 SO/W, 123 ERA+

5) Domingo German: 2-5, 3.61 ERA, 14 starts, 72.1 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 3.05 SO/W, 108 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN):

Frankie Montas: 5-12, 4.05 ERA, 27 starts, 144.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.30 SO/W, 94 ERA+

Clarke Schmidt: 5-5, 3.12 ERA, 3 starts, 57.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 2.43 SO/W, 125 ERA+

BULLPEN

Clay Holmes: 7-4, 2.54 ERA, 20 saves, 62 appearances, 63.2 IP

Jonathan Loaisiga: 2-3, 4.13 ERA, 2 saves, 50 appearances, 48 IP

Wandy Peralta: 3-4, 2.72 ERA, 4 saves, 56 appearances, 56.1 IP

Lou Trivino: 1-2, 1.66 ERA, 1 save, 25 appearances, 21.2 IP

Ron Marinaccio: 1-0, 2.05 ERA, 0 saves, 40 appearances, 44 IP

Michael King: 6-3, 2.29 ERA, 1 save, 34 appearances, 51 IP

Greg Weissert: 3-0, 5.56 ERA, 0 saves, 12 appearances, 11.1 IP

Albert Abreu: 2-2, 3.16 ERA, 0 saves, 22 appearances, 25.2 IP

Tommy Kahnle: 0-0, 2.84 ERA, 1 save, 13 appearances, 12.2 IP

Deivi Garcia: (Did not pitch)

Here's a look at the Yankees' projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the 2023 season.

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