Marcus Stroman's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

New York Yankees right-hander Marcus Stroman will move to the bullpen for this turn through the starting rotation, with left-hander Nestor Cortes taking his next start. Manager Aaron Boone said that the Yankees could go to a five-man rotation the next time through as well. Stroman would be available in relief on Sunday at Yankee Stadium against the division-rival Boston Red Sox. This is the Yankees' way of giving some of their starters some rest at the tail end of the regular season so that they can be fully ready to go for a deep playoff run. It's obviously bad news for any fantasy managers relying on the 33-year-old Stroman with a championship on the line. He has mostly struggled in the second half, going 3-4 with a 5.40 ERA (3.54 FIP) with 31 strikeouts and 13 walks in nine starts over 43 1/3 innings. At best, Stroman might only make one more start in September.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman's next scheduled start has been pushed back from Thursday's game against the visiting Los Angeles Angels to Sunday against the defending-champion Texas Rangers. Stroman has really struggled for the Yankees as of late, allowing 24 earned runs in 31 2/3 innings over his past seven starts, which caused manager Aaron Boone to give him a few extra days of rest. Left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr. will make the start on Thursday versus the Angels, offering him plenty of streaming appeal in fantasy. Boone confirmed on Wednesday that Stroman is not injured and is simply trying to fix some mechanical issues, and he is not concerned about Stroman's drop in velocity during those seven starts. At this point, fantasy managers in shallow leagues should consider leaving the 33-year-old veteran right-hander on benches until he shows some semblance of his early-season form.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman took a tough-luck no-decision in Monday's defeat to the visiting Seattle Mariners, allowing one run on three hits and one walk with six strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings. Dominic Canzone took Stroman deep in the eighth inning, but the hurler posted his second straight quality start despite witnessing closer Clay Holmes implode for a blown save in the ninth. The 33-year-old two-time All-Star will take an improved 3.05 WHIP, 1.30 WHIP, and 48:26 K:BB over 56 innings (10 starts) for the Yankees into his next scheduled start against the San Diego Padres on Saturday at Petco Park. Despite the tough matchup on paper, Stroman is 3-0 with a microscopic 0.47 ERA and 21:8 K:BB in three appearances versus the Padres since 2021.