Marcus Stroman is the strong favorite to take Luis Gil's spot in the Yankees rotation but these three pitchers could beat him out.

The American League’s reigning Rookie of the Year has been shut down with a high-grade lat strain following an MRI, Aaron Boone told reporters on Monday. The Yankees ‘ manager said that Gil won’t throw for at least six weeks as he continues to get exams and opinions from doctors.

“Overall body-wise, I felt great,” Stroman, who was taken deep by Austin Riley and Matt Olson, said during an 11-1 loss to the Braves at CoolToday Park. “Just made some bad pitches that they capitalized on, but definitely good to get the workload up, get into the third and then just kind of build from there.”