Aaron Boone spoke with the media today, revealing that the Yankees have named Marcus Stroman their starter for their Spring Training opener on Friday against the Rays.
The Yankees have shopped the right-hander in trade conversations all winter as he’s owed $18.3 million this season and also has a vesting option for the 2026 season. Whether he ends up getting traded or not remains to be seen, but no one has jumped out to try and land the veteran starter during this saga.
It has been an awkward saga for the Yankees, but the two parties are committed to keeping this as professional as possible, with the team knowing an injury could come up at any moment in the rotation.