The Yankees are less than one week away from their season opener in San Francisco. Between now and then, there are some decisions the Yankees need to make around their roster, especially about their pitching staff.<\/p>\n
The Yankees’ pitching staff has the potential to be one of the best staffs in baseball. With the players they have returning from injury this season, like Gerrit Cole<\/a> and Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a>, they will be competitive. Add that with Max Fried<\/a> and Cam Schlittler<\/a> reading the way early in the season, the foundation is there.<\/p>\n This also opens the door for starters going to the bullpen. Two candidates for that spot in the bullpen will be Ryan Weathers<\/a> and Luis Gil<\/a>. Weathers has already made the rotation, manager Aaron Boone said on Thursday. He will start the Yankees’ fourth game of the season when the team is in Seattle. Gil, on the other hand, remains a question mark.<\/p>\n Gil has not had the best spring for someone who is looking to win back a consistent rotation spot after injuries plagued his 2025 season. He still has one minor league option, and manager Aaron Boone left the door open for Gil to be optioned to begin the season.<\/p>\n “He’s one of the five guys, but we’ve got to sort out how we’re going to do all that.”<\/span><\/p>\n This week, Gil was spotted in the bullpen working on his stuff. He will get one last spring start on Friday night against the Orioles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can see here that the Yankees are working with Luis Gil on his release point pic.twitter.com\/Tbf7os6MjV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n