Yankees’ Cam Schlittler: Should He Stay Or Should He Go

There’s an old song by The Clash that goes a little something like this, “Darling, you got to let me know…Should I stay, or should I go?”

In this instance, Cam Schlittler should be asking the Yankees the same thing, or rather, the Bombers’ brass should be asking themselves if they should keep Schlittler or trade him to help improve the team.

You see, the Bombers need a third baseman who can actually hit. They need at least two proven starting pitchers and at least two relievers, although they probably need three. That’s on top of needing to fix Anthony Volpe, figuring out what they have in Jasson Domínguez and shoring up the team’s depth. 

So, since MLB.com’s prospect rankings have Schlittler listed as the Yankees’ 11th best prospect and not listed at all in the Top-100 prospects throughout The League, he has some value, but not an abundance. There have been multiple reports/rumors linking him to trade packages for several potential Trade Deadline targets. 

But the question is, does Schlittler hold my value pitching for the Yanks or going elsewhere to help them get a proven player? 

There’s no question he has a live arm and is pretty decent at striking out batters. But nothing in his prospect profile or track record suggests he’s going to be anything more than an average to slightly above average pitcher at the major league level. So, should the Yankees cash in while they can by packaging him to get a proven player like Arizona’s Eugenio Suárez, or should they hold on to him and hope he develops into a pitcher who can help them long-term? 

Nobody is saying he can’t become a solid Number Three starter one day, but if another team values him more highly than the Yanks do, then they should absolutely trade Schlittler to help fill the holes in their roster.