{"id":53920,"date":"2025-05-08T13:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53920"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:35:42","slug":"yankees-metronome-starting-pitcher-praised-by-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53920","title":{"rendered":"Yankees &#8216;Metronome&#8217; Starting Pitcher Praised By Analysts"},"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\/05\/GettyImages-2213120822-e1746678241759.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213120822-e1746678241759.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213120822-e1746678241759.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2213120822-e1746678241759.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees 'Metronome' Starting Pitcher Praised By Analysts\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Max Fried throws a pitch during the top of the first inning of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Left-hander Max Fried has been lights-out to open the 2025 MLB season. He isn\u2019t just pitching well\u2014he\u2019s pitching with machine-like efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis tenure in the Bronx is somewhat overlooked,\u201d MLB Network host Greg Amsinger started. \u201cHe has been incredibly valuable to their success this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporter Jon Morosi didn\u2019t hesitate to agree:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a rotation that is without Cole right now, and Luis Gil has had some ups and downs, Max Fried has been the metronome of the Yankees season,\u201d Morosi said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fried Off to Historic Start in Pinstripes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Fried, who signed an 8-year, $218 million deal with the New York Yankees this offseason, has delivered ace-level production in the Bronx: 1.05 ERA over 51.2 innings, league-best WHIP (0.91), and an undefeated 6-0 record in his starts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFried is having, objectively, the best start to a Yankee career of any high-profile acquisition ever,\u201d Morosi said. \u201cThrough the first seven starts, better than Cole, Tanaka, CC, and Mussina.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of his outstanding performance, Fried was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for March\/April 2025. This marks his second career Pitcher of the Month award, having previously earned the honor in September 2021 with the Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n<p>Fried is the first Yankees pitcher to receive this distinction since Luis Gil in May 2024 and the first Yankees left-hander since CC Sabathia in July 2011. He joins an elite group of Yankees southpaws who have earned this award, including Andy Pettitte, Ron Guidry, Tommy John, Jimmy Key, and Dave Righetti.<\/p>\n<div id=\"7f83a9fc8ea78325c57fecbb3f70a697\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Jackson Merrill\u2019s return adds contact, power and speed to the Padres lineup, but they have a tough task in Max Fried tonight.<\/p>\n<p>@jonmorosi has more on the matchup as we preview our #MLBNShowcase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-end=\"1252\" data-start=\"1218\">The pitching pulse of the Bronx<\/h3>\n<p>Media outlets have already begun highlighting Fried\u2019s impact. Greg Joyce of the New York Post called him \u201cthe most valuable Yankee\u201d in a recent column, citing how Fried has \u201csaved\u201d the team amid a wave of pitching injuries and inconsistency elsewhere in the rotation.<\/p>\n<p>And when the Hall of Fame was mentioned? Morosi jumped at the opportunity to say Fried is \u201cprobably headed\u201d in that direction.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to durability and efficiency, Fried has held opponents to a .187 batting average and averaged about 12.4 pitches per inning, allowing the Yankees bullpen to stay fresh in a tightly scheduled April and May.<\/p>\n<p>His fastball has also ticked up since his Braves days, and he\u2019s mixing his curveball more often in early counts, keeping hitters off-balance and forcing early outs. According to MLB.com, Fried leads the AL in innings pitched and quality starts.<\/p>\n<h3 data-end=\"2476\" data-start=\"2428\">Fried setting the pace<\/h3>\n<p>The Yankees still lead the league in batting average (.258), slugging (.465) and home runs (62)\u2014a lot of that production has come from Aaron Judge, who is slashing .400\/.491\/.750, and Paul Goldschmidt, hitting .341. That offensive eruption is getting much of the attention, but it\u2019s Fried\u2019s reliability that has helped keep the Yankees from spiraling early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m throwing the ball well,\u201d Fried said. \u201cAs far as the results or the ERA\u2013all that kind of stuff\u2013I can\u2019t really put a finger on it. I\u2019ve kind of said it before, I\u2019ve got great teammates being able to make big plays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust going out there and trying to compete and try to win games,\u201d Fried added. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to keep it as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Polczynski Alyssa Polczynski is a multimedia journalist covering Major League Baseball for Heavy.com. She has experience as an editorial producer for MLB.com and contributed to the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). More about Alyssa Polczynski<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Yankees News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-hander Max Fried has been on top during the 2025 season. 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