It's possible that no New York Yankees pitcher needs their bullets saved more than Cam Schlittler. None of their likely playoff starters is more fastball reliant, and none of their likely playoff starters possesses a more dominant four-seamer than the man who sent the Boston Red Sox packing last October.
Schlittler's arrival to camp made that calculus immediately more complex. While he wasn't suffering from a major ailment, he was battling against a lingering one. Schlittler has reportedly fought lat pain — no, not that lat — on and off since the summer of 2024.