There IS excellence and there is Yankees excellence.
And for a pitcher to receive The Bronx version of distinction, there are boxes to check. Postseason. Fenway Park. Subway Series.
And here is Cam Schlittler, still not a calendar year into his major league career, having checked them all. And now working further on this one — young ace stepping up while those from the veteran category mend from injury.
Schlittler has been so good — historically brilliant, by the way — that even at rotation full health (if the Yankees ever get there), you have to think he would be the top choice to get the ball to, say, open a playoff series. Of course, that is a long way from here. But we also are creating more and more distance from July 9, 2025 — his MLB debut.
