MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Although Gerrit Cole’s Saturday start at Fenway was far from a success, it wasn’t without some positives. After giving up a two-run double to Willson Contreras in the third inning, Cole reportedly changed his approach, accepting that he didn’t have his best stuff and forgoing precise command for aggressively attacking the strike zone. It seemed to pay dividends – Cole escaped the third with consecutive strikeouts of Jarren Duran and Caleb Durbin, then retired 7 of 9 batters to finish his outing. While Cole has struggled of late after an encouraging first few starts, in-game adjustments like this show that he can bear down even when things aren’t going his way.
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: Some good news on the injury front – Trent Grisham is set to be activated from the 10-day injured list during the Yankees’ upcoming homestand. Although his batting line remains a step down from his excellent 2025, Grisham still provided decent pop and solid on-base skills at the leadoff spot, where he was stationed in 44 of his 66 games played. The Yankees need all the offensive help they can get, with Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger slumping over their past few games, and Aaron Judge still a ways away from rejoining the lineup. Hopefully Grisham’s return can reignite the Yankees’ spark.
The Athletic | Brendan Kuty: ($) While the Yankees’ farm system isn’t really a world-beater, that’s not to say it’s completely barren. In fact, on the pitching side there’s been many positive developments in the first half of 2026, and Kuty provides a long list of interesting names. True to their prospect rankings, Elmer Rodríguez and Ben Hess are atop the list, but the prospects listed later are very intriguing as well. In my humble opinion, one name to keep in mind is Henry Lalane – the towering lefty is finally healthy after some injury-ridden years, and on Friday he turned in the best start of his career to date for Low-A Tampa – 7 innings, no hits, no walks, and 12 Ks. If Lalane can build on that while avoiding injury, he’s sure to shoot up the prospect rankings.
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