Marcus Stroman’s time in New York seems to be close to expiring.
After spending parts of two seasons with the Mets (2020-21) and the 2024 campaign with the Yankees, Stroman could be pitching for his fifth team in 2025.
According to USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale on Tuesday, the Yankees “are actively trying to deal starter Marcus Stroman and clear his $18 million salary.”
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The efforts to move Stroman make sense. The 33-year-old right-hander is sixth on the Yankees’ pitching depth chart, making him an expensive swingman as he’d likely start and pitch in long relief. He also was a below average pitcher in 2024, when he posted a 4.31 ERA and 1.47 WHIP across 154 2/3 innings and did enter a game in the Yankees’ run to the World Series.
That reality likely means that moving Stroman will be akin to a salary dump, or be an exchange of bad contracts.
Either way, the Yankees have added significant salary this offseason and ridding themselves of a contract for more financial flexibility isn’t surprising. Starting pitcher Max Fried got an eight-year, $218 million contract, outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger will be paid $25 million for at least one year, closer Devin Williams will earn $7 million in 2025 and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt signed a one-year, $12.5 million deal.
The Yankees’ rotation comprises Gerrit Cole, Fried, Carlos Rodón, Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt.
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