{"id":42251,"date":"2025-03-18T11:21:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42251"},"modified":"2025-03-18T11:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T11:21:29","slug":"top-yankees-pitcher-facing-demotion-despite-dominant-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42251","title":{"rendered":"Top Yankees Pitcher Facing Demotion Despite Dominant Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Will-Warren.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Will-Warren.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Will-Warren.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Will-Warren.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Top Yankees Pitcher Facing Demotion Despite Dominant Spring\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>New York Yankees pitcher Will Warren<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Could the <\/span>New York Yankees <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in their desperate need for veteran starters, be forced to demote a top prospect despite his impressive spring performance?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Yankees have been <\/span>hit hard by injuries <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to their starting pitchers. The projected rotation entering spring training has been reduced by at least two for much, if not all, of the season, testing the team\u2019s depth as it tries to defend the American League title.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A wide-open battle for the last spots could come down to <\/span>Will Warren <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0the <\/span>Yankee\u2019s No. 5 prospect, <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> who has a 2.87 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 15.2 innings this spring \u2013 and <\/span>Carlos Carrasco <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 the 38-year-old veteran and non-roster invitee\u00a0who\u00a0was brought in on a minor league agreement. Because Carrasco\u2019s agreement allows him to opt out if he is not added to the active roster, <\/span>a few Yankees insiders <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> believe the team will choose to keep Carrasco out of fear of losing him entirely.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Yankees need Carlos Carrasco at this point in time simply because they don\u2019t have that many starting pitchers on the roster right now,\u201d said Alex Wilson, of the Empire Sports Network podcast Fireside Yankees.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Injuries Devastate Yankees Rotation Considered Among MLB\u2019s Best<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5301602\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Clarke-Schmidt-1.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Top Yankees Pitcher Facing Demotion Despite Dominant Spring\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5301602\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5301602\">GettyNew York Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt threw a bullpen session on Monday after being scratched from a start due to shoulder soreness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Yankees were thought to have one of the best starting rotations in Major League Baseball this season, but in early March, Luis Gil, the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year, was diagnosed with a high-grade lat strain. The team <\/span>shut Gil down from throwing <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for six weeks, when he will be re-evaluated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A week later <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Gerrit Cole had tests done on his sore elbow, and it was determined that he needed Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for the 2025 season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Then yesterday, <\/span>the team announced <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that Clarke Schmidt had been scratched from starting Monday\u2019s games because of shoulder soreness. He threw 24 pitches in <\/span>a bullpen session instead in the morning <span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and reportedly said he felt fine afterwards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cObviously was bouncing back a little slower this week and just being a little more cautious with the time of year,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd losing a couple guys in the rotation, you don\u2019t want to make a small thing a big thing. So just being smart and felt really good today.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Now, the Yankees await to see how Schmidt recovers from the session.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI think we felt good about it, but anytime you\u2019re [scratched], there\u2019s still that trepidation, especially considering what we\u2019ve been through so far with some guys this spring,\u201d manager Aaron Boone said. \u201cHopefully we\u2019re OK.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Will Warren Could be Sent to Triple-A After \u2018Remarkable\u2019 Camp<\/h2>\n<p>With the loss of Cole and Gil <span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the Yankees are relying heavily on Max Fried and Carlos Rodon, and Marcus Stroman becomes a much more important player. There is a chance, if Schmidt were also to miss any time, that Carrasco and Warren might both leave spring as members of the big league staff.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But if only one spot in the starting five is open, what will the Yankees choose to do?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf this was a situation where there\u2019s no ramifications to sending Carlos Carrasco down, this isn\u2019t a conversation to me,\u201d Ryan Garcia said on the podcast. \u201cI think will Warren has clearly earned that fifth starter job. He has been one of the most if not the most impressive pitcher for the Yankees in camp. His stuff has been remarkable.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dave Benson Dave Benson is a longtime writer with over three decades of experience in a variety of mediums, including 15 years covering high school, collegiate and minor league sports in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Dave is also a licensed English teacher and spent a few years teaching at the middle school level. More about Dave Benson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Yankees pitcher Will Warren, battling for fifth spot in rotation, could be a victim of another pitcher&#8217;s contract situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42252,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top Yankees Pitcher Facing Demotion Despite Dominant Spring - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42251\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top Yankees Pitcher Facing Demotion Despite Dominant Spring - 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