Every New York Yankees fan wanted Brian Cashman to dump embattled starter Marcus Stroman as soon as possible this offseason, but after Luis Gil's shoulder injury, the righty could wind up being a godsend.

The New York Yankees need to fill Luis Gil's role in the pitching rotation after the righty went down with an arm injury.

Just as the Yankees were settling into their rhythm, another potential setback looms large. The post Yankees News: Marcus Stroman's Trade Failure Suddenly Becomes a Blessing After Luis Gil's Big Injury Scare appeared first on EssentiallySports.

“Overall body-wise, I felt great,” Stroman, who was taken deep by Austin Riley and Matt Olson, said during an 11-1 loss to the Braves at CoolToday Park. “Just made some bad pitches that they capitalized on, but definitely good to get the workload up, get into the third and then just kind of build from there.”

Marcus Stroman is the strong favorite to take Luis Gil's spot in the Yankees rotation but these three pitchers could beat him out.

New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Marcus Stroman is expected to open the season in the starting rotation. With Luis Gil (lat) expected to miss a significant period of time at the start of the campaign,

With Luis Gil (lat) set to miss extended time at the beginning of the campaign, Stroman is likely to be part of the Yankees' season-opening rotation, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. Gil isn't expected to be able to resume throwing for at least six weeks,

With Gil out for a while, Marcus Stroman pencils in as the Yankees’ fifth starter following an offseason of trade rumors and an early-camp declaration that he won’t pitch out of the bullpen.