Yankees' best hope for May is the return of their two prized pitchers

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The New York Yankees, and the rest of the world, have flipped their calendars to May. After the first month of the season, there is no bigger question for this team than when they are getting their rotation back to full strength.

That is hard to believe considering how well their rotation has been this season. Max Fried and Cam Schlittler have been outstanding, and it seems like neither are showing any kind of slowing down.

As we enter May, there is a chance that both Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón are going to be back this month. Each have starts this week at the Double-A level, with the Somerset Patriots.

Of course the Yankees are going to be perfectly fine without them, but eventually, they are going to want their two star pitchers back. As this summer progresses, the competition will start to heat up as fast as the weather will, and this franchise has to stay ahead of the curve.