This is the Yankees rotation everyone feared

Allatoona Alum Clarke Schmidt Ready for Return to Yankees

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Clarke Schmidt looked and sounded like a pitcher who is ready to rejoin the Yankees rotation.

This is the Yankees rotation everyone feared

The New York Yankees return to The Bronx on Friday looking less fearsome than when they left for the road — and their beat-up rotation has played a role.

Analyzing the Performance of the Yankees’ Rotation in Early Season Struggles

Coming into spring training, the New York Yankees expected to roll out one of the league’s strongest starting rotations come opening day. During the spring, three of their top starters went down to injury, with ace Gerrit Cole undergoing Tommy John surgery, reigning American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil suffering a lat strain, and Clark Schmidt suffering rotator cuff tendonitis. After a shaky start to the season, the starting rotation boas…

Stroman can't escape first as Yankees' rotation concerns grow

NEW YORK – Marcus Stroman trudged toward the first-base dugout in the first inning on Friday night, his early exit accompanied by a chorus of boos. The Yankees’ starting pitching was lauded as perhaps baseball’s best coming into this season, but it has become an area of concern. Other than

The start of the 2025 season has been anything less consistent for the rotation of the Yankees of New York. Beyond Max Fried’s left-handed arm, the brand-new addition of the free agency, the rest of the openers have left serious doubts. According to the statistics accumulated to date, the openers of the Yankees who are not Fried have registered an effectiveness of 6.95, product of 35 clean runs allowed in just 45.1 innings of labor. The figure i…

Could Yankees kick the tires on former star pitcher looking to make an MLB comeback?

Bill Streicher-Imagn ImagesBill Streicher-Imagn Images The Yankees are hanging in there, but their rotation is already limping through the early days of the 2025 season. With Gerrit Cole ruled out for the year and Luis Gil still months away from a return, the margin for error is razor thin. Carlos Rodón and Max Fried are in place, but behind them, it’s a rotating cast of question marks and patchwork solutions.Clarke Schmidt is expected to return…