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.

While the Yankees didn’t have an official update on Gerrit Cole on Sunday, it was nearly just as revealing of a day about the ace’s condition as yesterday.

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