The Yankees haven’t decided which day Clarke Schmidt will officially make his return to the rotation. Those conversations were set to continue over the weekend. But one thing was certain: Schmidt feels ready to return from the right rotator cuff tendonitis that delayed his start to the season.

It wasn’t just the driving rain in the cold that concerned Yankees manager Aaron Boone during the sixth inning of Friday night’s 9-1 loss to the Giants. With his team down big and his relief pitcher Yoendrys Gomez’s velocity dropping significantly,