2024 Stats
W-L
10-9
ERA
4.31
WHIP
1.47
K
113
SV
1
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The right-hander inked a two-year contract with the Yankees in January of 2024 but had an up-and-down first season in the Bronx, finishing with a 4.31 ERA, 1.47 WHIP and 113:60 K:BB over 154.2 innings. Stroman has never been a big strikeout guy, but his 16.7 percent strikeout rate last year was a career worst as his average fastball velocity dropped nearly two ticks to 90 mph. He's been able to offset the low strikeout totals throughout his career by inducing grounders, but a 49.3 percent groundball rate and 9.9-degree launch angle were both the lowest and highest numbers, respectively, in his 10 MLB campaigns. He may have been fortunate to get the results he did with a 4.87 xERA and 4.50 xFIP, so positive regression isn't likely in his age-34 campaign. Still, there's a decent chance for a rebound given that Stroman had a 3.38 ERA across the four previous seasons, but he'll need to sharpen his pitch placement and get the ball back on the ground. Even if he does bounce back, Stroman has a limited fantasy ceiling unless he's fully able to regain that younger form since he's a groundball pitcher that doesn't get a lot of strikeouts. Read Past Outlooks

Posts strong start Wednesday
Stroman tossed three scoreless innings in a Grapefruit League game against Philadelphia on Wednesday, allowing one hit and issuing one walk while striking out three batters.
ANALYSIS
The only hit Stroman allowed was an infield single, though he did display a bit of wildness by walking two batters and plunking another. That led to him needing 64 pitches to get through three frames, but the overall results were mostly positive as the veteran righty prevented the Phillies from crossing the plate. Stroman struggled early this spring, but he's since bounced back and has a tolerable 4.66 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over 9.2 spring innings. He's a leading candidate to open the season in the Yankees' rotation, due in part to long-term injuries to Gerrit Cole (elbow) and Luis Gil (lat).
The only hit Stroman allowed was an infield single, though he did display a bit of wildness by walking two batters and plunking another. That led to him needing 64 pitches to get through three frames, but the overall results were mostly positive as the veteran righty prevented the Phillies from crossing the plate. Stroman struggled early this spring, but he's since bounced back and has a tolerable 4.66 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 7:2 K:BB over 9.2 spring innings. He's a leading candidate to open the season in the Yankees' rotation, due in part to long-term injuries to Gerrit Cole (elbow) and Luis Gil (lat).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
89
Last 10 Games
80
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Marcus Stroman generally throw?
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What part of the game does Marcus Stroman generally pitch?
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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Even Split
2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .250 | 172 | 81 | 208 | 23 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .249 | 179 | 67 | 203 | 21 | |||
2024vs Left | .296 | 47 | 31 | 86 | 10 | |||
2024vs Right | .260 | 66 | 29 | 81 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .194 | 59 | 35 | 53 | 4 | |||
2023vs Right | .272 | 60 | 17 | 67 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .257 | 66 | 15 | 69 | 9 | |||
2022vs Right | .213 | 53 | 21 | 55 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-38%
ERA on Road
2024
-42%
ERA on Road
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Since 2022Home | 4.82 | 1.28 | 222.1 | 8.2 | 3.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.99 | 1.31 | 207.2 | 6.5 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 5.31 | 1.42 | 84.2 | 7.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Away | 3.09 | 1.53 | 70.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.93 | 1.09 | 73.1 | 8.0 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 3.98 | 1.45 | 63.1 | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||||
2022Home | 5.18 | 1.32 | 64.1 | 8.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.06 | 1.00 | 74.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Marcus Stroman compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.88K/9
6.6BB/9
3.5HR/9
1.1Fastball
90.0 mphERA
4.31WHIP
1.47BABIP
.314GB/FB
1.82Left On Base
72.9%Exit Velocity
82.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2372 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%Swinging Strike
8.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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The 2023 season was a tale of two halves for Stroman. The 32-year-old made his second All-Star team on the strength of a first half which saw him collect a 2.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 98:41 K:BB over 112.2 innings. In the second half, Stroman missed six weeks with hip and rib injuries and posted an 8.63 ERA, 1.96 WHIP and 21:11 K:BB over 24 frames. Undaunted by his poor finish, Stroman opted out of the one year and $21 million remaining on his contract with the Cubs to pursue free agency. Although there have been some curvy roads along the way, Stroman has been rock-solid on the whole over the last three seasons in holding a 3.45 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 396:132 K:BB across 454.1 innings. He's not going to help you in strikeouts, but Stroman remains an elite groundball guy and usually avoids the barrel. He should be a solid floor play in 2024.
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Likely to begin season in rotation
With Luis Gil (lat) set to miss extended time at the beginning of the campaign, Stroman is likely to be part of the Yankees' season-opening rotation, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Shelled in second spring outing
Stroman allowed four runs on four hits while striking out one batter over 2.2 innings in a Grapefruit League game against Atlanta on Sunday.
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Not starting Tuesday anymore
Stroman, who had been scheduled to start Tuesday against the Twins in Fort Myers, will stay back in Tampa to pitch live batting practice instead, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
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Draws start for exhibition opener
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Stroman will start Friday's Grapefruit League opener versus the Rays, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.
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Views himself as starter
Stroman reported to Yankees camp Friday and insisted that he's unwilling to move to a relief role in 2025, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. "I'm a starter," Stroman said. "I won't pitch out of the bullpen."
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No trade request
Yankees president of baseball operations Brian Cashman said Friday that Stroman has not requested a trade, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander reported to camp Friday and told reporters he "won't pitch out of the bullpen," with Cashman agreeing that Stroman is a starting pitcher. The 33-year-old is positioned as New York's No. 6 starter and currently appears to be the odd man out of the rotation. The situation could resolve itself if one of the Yankees' starters suffers an injury during spring training, but for now, Stroman's role for 2025 remains a bit undefined.
The right-hander reported to camp Friday and told reporters he "won't pitch out of the bullpen," with Cashman agreeing that Stroman is a starting pitcher. The 33-year-old is positioned as New York's No. 6 starter and currently appears to be the odd man out of the rotation. The situation could resolve itself if one of the Yankees' starters suffers an injury during spring training, but for now, Stroman's role for 2025 remains a bit undefined.