In an emerging competitor for the title of “Biggest in early spring, which will be forgotten by March”, the New York Yankees launcher, Marcus Stroman, has not yet participated in training sessions. Naturally, without doing anything, journalists interviewed Manager Aaron Boone on the situation on Thursday, Boone recognizing the optics and the “clumsy situation”.
“Obviously, I want all our players here, clearly. That said, I’m still comfortable with where he is physically and mentally”, Boone said.
“He is a proud player, a guy who had a great career where it is a bit of a delicate situation of course. Of course, I want it here and try to push him to get here, but you must also respect the fact That this is something that players are allowed to do.
To be clear: this is a lot of note at this stage of spring, as Boone said. Stroman, who lives in Tampa near the installation of the Yankees spring, reported his compulsory physique Tuesday. Major baseball league and Mlb The collective negotiations of the Association of Players do not stipulate that Stroman must be on site for training until February 22.
The real reason why Boone (and everyone) could raise the eyebrows about the absence of Stroman has to do with the greatest circumstances concerning its place on the Yankees. As in: it is not clear if Stroman will always be one of the Yankees when the opening day takes place.
Despite Stroman’s signature in a two -year pact with a player option for the 2026 campaign last winter, Yankees no longer need its services. They have the means to enter the season with a rotation – Gerrit Cole, Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt – who does not include it.
As you would expect, it made Stroman the subject of various entries on the rumor mill.
Earlier this winter, the Yankees were reportedly repulsed by the Cardinals of Saint-Louis when they launched a commercial proposal for the third base player Nolan Arenado centered around Stroman. You have to see if the cardinals will rethink their position on this idea, or if the Yankees will be able to find a different pretender interested in Stroman in the coming weeks.
Stroman, 33, appeared 30 times for Yankees last season. He compiled an ERA of 4.31 (95 ERA +) and a walking ratio at 1.88. His contributions were worth around 0.7 victory over the replacement, according to the Reference baseball calculations.
