Is there a deeper meaning to The Martian not landing back in the Majors yet? The Athletic Yankees beat writer Chris Kirschner dispels the service time manipulation theories and explains why he thinks Jasson Dominguez will be up in the Big Leagues again this month for a playoff run.

Which Yanks could get cut from the playoff roster?

Gerrit Cole’s calf flared up in his latest outing...concern level?

BTW: We have a Yankees pod in the FT fam called Pinstripe Territory :)

Also covered: Giancarlo Stanton’s Hall of Fame case, Alex Verdugo’s and New York's rotation status.

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