In a recent article, Zach Kaplan of Athlon suggested a trade in which the Yankees would acquire Sandy Alcantara from the Miami Marlins in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Brock Selvidge and right-handed pitching prospect Cade Smith.

Prior to his diagnosis of a UCL tear, Clarke Schmidt had already joined fellow Yankees' starters Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil and Ryan Yarbrough on the injured list.