TAMPA — Marcus Stroman began the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Rays within the Grapefruit League opener Friday and tossed a scoreless inning.
The veteran right-hander entered camp (after skipping the primary two days of exercises for pitchers and catchers) going through uncertainty about his function, although he made it clear he’s a starter and won’t pitch out of the bullpen.
The Yankees spent the offseason attempting to commerce him, as he’s owed $18 million and is the projected No. 6 starter if everybody stays wholesome, however Stroman insists he isn’t involved in regards to the noise surrounding him.
“To be honest, I have zero worry,” Stroman mentioned. “I haven’t considered it, to be sincere. I do know who I’m as a pitcher. I’m a really assured pitcher. I don’t assume you’d need somebody in your beginning rotation that will be like, ‘Hey, I’m going to go to the bullpen.’ That’s not somebody you’d need.
“I’m very confident. That comes from how my father raised me. I’m always going to think I can get the job done. At the end of the day, I think things will play out as they will.”
Proper-hander JT Brubaker, a beginning depth candidate, left Friday’s recreation with a coach after tweaking his facet whereas unsuccessfully attempting to get out of the best way of a comebacker that drilled his again.
“They’re treating him for that and we’ll see what we have here in the coming days,” Boone mentioned.
Roger Clemens arrived at Yankees camp Friday as a visitor teacher and frolicked speaking with Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón, amongst others.
“A pitcher I tried to emulate in terms of my mechanics as a kid and his competitiveness,” mentioned Cole, who threw a bullpen session in entrance of Clemens. “It’s one of the really cool things about the Yankees is we have a lot of great players, so you get to meet your heroes. It’s pretty special.”
Clarke Schmidt (again) threw 22 pitches in a bullpen session Friday and mentioned he felt good popping out of it.
New Yankees Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger every recorded a success of their spring debut, with Goldschmidt drilling an RBI double off the left-field wall within the first inning.
Jasson Domínguez obtained the primary crack at leadoff duties, going 0-for-2 with a stroll.
Former Yankees catcher Ben Rortvedt, now with the Rays, challenged a ball 4 name towards Jazz Chisholm Jr. within the third inning, utilizing MLB’s automated ball-strike system that’s being examined this spring.
Nevertheless it was unsuccessful, because the pitch got here in nicely above the zone.
“It’s funny that Ben completely botched it,” Anthony Volpe mentioned with amusing. “I’m going to wear him out.”
