Carlos Rodón DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon (forearm) underwent X-rays, which thankfully came back negative, after taking a line 115.5 mph line drive off his right forearm off the bat of second baseman Ketel Marte in Wednesday's loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Bronx. Despite that and the fact that the 32-year-old's fastball velocity was noticeably down on a cold night at Yankee Stadium, Rodon was able to retire the last 10 batters he faced. He ultimately allowed four earned runs on three hits while walking four and striking out five over six innings on 96 pitches. Rodon didn't look nearly as dominant as he did on Opening Day last Thursday against the Brewers when he struck out seven and gave up just one run in 5 1/3 innings, but the biggest takeaway from Wednesday is that he should be fine physically going into his third start of 2025.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon pitched 5 1/3 innings on Thursday, allowing one earned run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven on the way to picking up his first win of the season in the 4-2 Opening Day victory over the Brewers. The southpaw, who had a forgettable 2023 season, is coming off a bounce-back campaign in 2024 in which he posted a 3.96 ERA (3.78 SIERA), 1.22 WHIP, and an 18.8 percent K-BB% with a 16-9 record. The 32-year-old is just a few seasons removed from 2021 and 2022, when he pitched well enough to earn Cy Young votes, so perhaps at full health, he can make some modest improvements over last season's ERA and WHIP numbers. The two-time All-Star lines up with the Diamondbacks at home next week for his next start.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has been officially named the Opening Day starter against the Milwaukee Brewers. Well, this honor was going to be given to Gerrit Cole (elbow) before he suffered a season-ending injury. After that, Rodon and Max Fried became the favorites to take the ball on Opening Day. The Yankees have decided to give it to Rodon who is entering his third season in pinstripes. Last season, Rodon posted a 3.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, and 195/47 K/BB ratio across 32 starts with the Yankees. The Yankees are hopeful that the two-time All-Star can help pick up some of the slack left behind by the injury to Cole.