Marcus Stroman heads to IL in another huge blow for Yankees rotation
NY Post
The Yankees starting rotation, already a mess without the injured Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil and — for now — Clarke Schmidt, lost another arm Saturday when Marcus Stroman was placed on the 15-day IL with left knee inflammation.
The news came a day after the right-hander complained of soreness and went for X-rays following his ugly outing Friday night, when he retired just two batters.
It was another poor night for a rotation that has so far underwhelmed outside of two sterling outings from left-hander Max Fried. It entered Saturday with an MLB-worst 5.46 ERA, and that’s including Fried’s 1.56.
Manager Aaron Boone said prior to the IL news that it was unclear if the wet and cold conditions may have led to Stroman’s bad start or injury.
Stroman has been perhaps the biggest disappointment, as he finished last year with a 5.70 ERA in his final 18 appearances (17 starts) and has begun this season with an 11.57 ERA in three starts. He has an $18 million option that kicks in for 2026 if he pitches 140 innings this year.
Allan Winans was selected from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take Stroman’s place on the roster. Winans, 29, has a 7.20 ERA in eight career starts in the majors, all with Atlanta in 2023 and ’24. He pitched 2 ²/₃ scoreless innings in relief in his only appearance with SWB this season.
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