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MIAMI – Even after an MLB trade deadline where the Yankees didn’t add a starter, Marcus Stroman was released by the team Friday.
Luis Gil’s scheduled return to the rotation Sunday against the Miami Marlins, and the ascension of hard-throwing rookie Cam Schlittler, led to the parting.
But once again, Stroman wasn’t in the Yankees’ postseason plans, and Friday’s trade deadline deals have bolstered their bullpen – providing a needed boost as the playoff races heat up.
By adding experienced arms David Bednar, Jake Bird and Camilo Doval to the late-inning mix, “I feel we have the team capable to go chase it down,’’ manager Aaron Boone said of a pennant run.
“It’s on us to go out and do it now.’’
Yankees’ rotation math didn’t add up for Marcus Stroman
After being sidelined all season, rehabbing from a lat strain, Gil’s return meant Stroman was the odd man out of the rotation.
“That was tough today,’’ Boone said of releasing Stroman, who started and won Thursday’s rain-delayed, 7-4 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium.
“Stro’s an awesome competitor…but we feel like (Will) Warren and Schlittler are ready to be in the rotation full time,’’ said Boone. “It felt like the time was right.’’
Stroman’s second and final Yankee season began with controversy in spring training, when he looked like the sixth starter in a five-man rotation, yet declared “I’m a starter,’’ and not a bullpen option.
That was quickly remedied with Gil’s lat strain and ace Gerrit Cole’s Tommy John surgery in March.
The subject of trade talks that went nowhere last winter, Stroman’s vesting option for $18 million for 2026 would have triggered if he reached 140 innings this year.
But any potential drama associated with that clause faded on April 11, when Stroman exited a start at Yankee Stadium due to left knee injury – costing him 11 weeks.
In nine starts this year (39 innings), Stroman, a 5-foot-7, Long Island native, posted a 3-2 record and a 6.23 ERA.
Heading into free agency, Stroman is owed roughly $5.6 million by the Yankees, who signed him to a two-year, $37 million free agent deal before the 2024 season.
Officially, the Yankees made the announcement early Friday afternoon, prior to their three-game series opener at Loan Depot Park.
Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
• Added RHP David Bednar (#53), RHP Jake Bird (#59), RHP Camilo Doval (#75) and INF/OF José Caballero (#72) to the active roster.
• Released RHP Marcus Stroman from the roster.
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