New York Daily News | Gary Phillips: The original lead for this link dump was previewing Max Fried’s last Triple-A rehab start, which was supposed to come today. Instead, you already know that the left-hander is rejoining the Yankee roster, and the long-awaited one-two punch of Gerrit Cole and Max Fried atop the Yankee rotation will be brought to bear against the Pirates in their doubleheader today. Fried was tabbed to throw about 60 pitches for the RailRiders, so I imagine he will be held to that number
or close to it in his return. Still, he’s damn hard to beat and it’s good to have him back.
NJ.com | James Mertz: On Monday, communicator of legendary status Aaron Boone said there was no timeline for Giancarlo Stanton’s return from his annual leg injury, before Boone had to walk himself back yesterday. The Yankee manager told us Stanton was progressing “pretty well” and should be available “in a reasonable amount of time,” exactly the clear, direct messaging Boone’s become famous for.
New York Post | Mark W. Sanchez: It’s the time of year where we all argue just how valuable one prospect or another would be in hypothetical deals to transfer 2029 Yankee wins into 2026 Yankee wins. One common name tossed around in trade discussions past, Jasson Domínguez, sheds some light on what that feeling as a prospect is like, but to him it didn’t seem too big a deal. The Martian revealed he didn’t really know what the trade deadline was before 2025, as his entire focus was on improving his onfield play and making himself invaluable to the talent evaluators within the Yankee org. I’d like to see more interviews with young players and see if that approach is common or not.
MLB.com | Jason Foster: Nearly three dozen writers were polled on the Cy Young race for both leagues, and lo and behold Cam Schlittler is still in the pole position. The AL leader in ERA, FIP and fWAR received 23 of 33 first place votes, with Blue Jays hurler Dylan Cease the only other player to receive first-place nods. We’re a long way from the awards banquet, but Schlittler looks like the best case for end-of-year individual hardware from a Yankee in 2026.
