DESPERATE YANKEES WILL BE READY TO POUNCE ON DYLAN CEASE

I wonder what the Yankees pitching situation would have been like if they actually did what they said they were going to do this offseason is make the necessary trades or free agent signings to get stability in their rotation.  Instead, they waited for Gerrit Cole to have an arm scare and then panicked and are now out there doing their best dance to try and get quality pitching without giving up Spencer Jones.  Whatever... they think too much in the moment... they aren't planners... they aren't a team that looks toward the future anymore.  It's ridiculous.  

And by the way, in their desperation, they will no doubt give up Gleyber Torres in the process.  Say what you will about Gleyber, but the guy has been one of the more consistent hitters for the Yankees.  Now it makes sense to part with him, but now I feel like they definitely will now out of desperation.  If this Cole news comes back bad, Cashman will be on notice and make some ridiculous move that we'll regret immediately.  He's lost his way.

Anyway, the latest news (rumor) about a pitching upgrade and Dylan Cease comes from Inside the Pinstripes:

"The New York Yankees could end up landing another ace soon.

New York has been linked to a handful of pitchers since signing Marcus Stroman but has opted to roll with the rotation it has...

The Yankees had a scare Monday as ace Gerrit Cole had an MRI on his pitching elbow and now there are rumblings that the club could make another addition.

Chicago White Sox star Dylan Cease has been mentioned as a possibility and the club even attempted to complete a blockbuster trade earlier in the offseason.

The two sides never were able to agree to terms, but the Yankees reportedly have made a new offer to the White Sox in the wake of Cole's injury scare, according to USA Today Sports' Bob Nightengale.

"The Yankees, while awaiting news on Gerrit Cole, have re-engaged with the Chicago White Sox and made a new proposal for ace Dylan Cease, but the new offer once again did not include prized outfield prospect Spencer Jones," Nightengale said."

Now I have never been a fan of following ANY Bob Nightengale report, after all... Trevor Bauer was once going to the Mets until the Twitter universe made Nightengale apologize for just being totally stupid.  But this info makes sense. The problem is I do wonder if the Yankees will do it, and by the way, why didn't they just do it when Cole was healthy?  Seems like a smarter move to make a bigger, better championship Yankee team. Now they just appear to be desperate and it's sad.

Whatever the case, it's interesting and something we will be following closely.

Stay tuned.