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By Zach Pressnell
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The New York Yankees reportedly tried to trade starting pitcher Marcus Stroman for most of the offseason. Following the injuries to Gerrit Cole, Clarke Schmidt, and Luis Gil, Stroman was taken off the trade block and thrust into the starting rotation.
But that doesn't mean he's safe in the Bronx for long.
Rucker Haringey of FanSided recently predicted the Yankees would cut ties with Stroman at the end of the season, even if he logs 140 innings and his 2026 vesting option kicks in.
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"Marcus Stroman would not have started this season with the Yankees had Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil not gone down due to injury," Haringey wrote. "The team was determined to trade him, but opted to keep him as a pitcher who can eat up innings for their starting rotation. The vesting option Stroman has in his current contract for the 2026 season does complicate things for the veteran right-hander.
"It's possible he can pitch well enough to log enough innings to activate it. That might make his salary challenging for Cashman and his staff to offload in a trade. The odds favor Stroman being an important part of the Yankees' rotation to start the year before giving way to superior options as his arm starts to fade."
It would make close to zero sense for Stroman to play another year with the Yankees. New York has multiple top prospects banging on the door of the big leagues, though Will Warren is the only one who appears ready for the challenge.
With the Yankees able to use the trade market, their prospects, and next offseason's free agency, there's almost no chance that Stroman is in the Bronx in 2026 and beyond.
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