This time of year, very little is available,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Tuesday, when his ace, Gerrit Cole, was scheduled for Tommy John surgery. “Normally the more significant opportunities don’t exist until the trade deadline.

The New York Yankees could have to eat a large chunk of money in order to replace their injured ace, Gerrit Cole.

The Yankees played split-squad games on Tuesday in Tampa against the Orioles and in Bradenton against the Pirates.