Yankees playoff rotation plans in doubt as Max Fried continues to struggle originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Remember when Max Fried looked like a Cy Young candidate? Yeah, that feels like a long time ago.

With Toronto, Boston and Seattle losing Monday, the Yankees gained a half game on all of them, and are five games behind the Blue Jays and a fraction of a percentage point ahead of the Red Sox and Mariners for the first wild-card spot. Yet, Max Fried remains the elephant in the room.

The Yankees won the battle Saturday night, but they may well lose the war if Max Fried keeps pitching like this.