15-Day IL
Injury Knee
Est. Return 6/10/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
11.57
WHIP
2.04
K
7
SV
0
Rest-of-Season 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

Throws to hitters Saturday
Stroman (knee) tossed live batting practice in Los Angeles on Saturday, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Stroman threw "around 30 pitches and the equivalent of two innings," per Joyce, in the session, which marked his first time facing live hitters since May 9. The right-hander "looked sharp" according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who also indicated that he's unsure what Stroman's next step will be. Stroman's last game action came April 11, so he'll almost certainly need a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated off the IL, though a timeline for that to take place isn't yet clear. The veteran hurler had been part of New York's rotation prior to getting hurt, but it's not certain that he'll return to that role upon activation, as the team's current five starters -- Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt, Will Warren and Ryan Yarbrough -- have been mostly effective of late.
Stroman threw "around 30 pitches and the equivalent of two innings," per Joyce, in the session, which marked his first time facing live hitters since May 9. The right-hander "looked sharp" according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who also indicated that he's unsure what Stroman's next step will be. Stroman's last game action came April 11, so he'll almost certainly need a minor-league rehab assignment before being activated off the IL, though a timeline for that to take place isn't yet clear. The veteran hurler had been part of New York's rotation prior to getting hurt, but it's not certain that he'll return to that role upon activation, as the team's current five starters -- Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt, Will Warren and Ryan Yarbrough -- have been mostly effective of late.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
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Last 10 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
BAA vs LHP
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-7%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .249 | 110 | 69 | 147 | 16 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .266 | 129 | 50 | 152 | 14 | |||
2025vs Left | .308 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||
2025vs Right | .286 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||
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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-26%
ERA on Road
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-33%
ERA on Road
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Since 2023Home | 4.96 | 1.30 | 163.1 | 7.9 | 3.2 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 3.67 | 1.49 | 137.1 | 6.3 | 4.0 | ||||
2025Home | 13.50 | 2.44 | 5.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||
2025Away | 9.00 | 1.50 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||
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 | ||||
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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
1.00K/9
6.8BB/9
6.8HR/9
1.9Fastball
89.6 mphERA
11.57WHIP
2.04BABIP
.341GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
43.2%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
8.9%Spin Rate
2364 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.4%Swinging Strike
9.0%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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Slated for bullpen session
Stroman (knee) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, MLB.com reports.
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Knee issue lingering
Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Stroman (knee) has been experiencing some discomfort after throwing a simulated game Friday, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
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Throwing bullpen session
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Stroman (knee) will throw a bullpen session Monday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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Still having knee problems
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Stroman still has discomfort in his injured left knee, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.
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Needs longer than minimum IL stay
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Monday that Stroman is still "feeling some things" in his injured left knee and is likely to require more than 15 days on the injured list, Greg Joyce of the New York Post reports.
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Trade value increasing
Despite being on the 15-day injured list due to knee inflammation, Stroman's trade value has actually increased since he's now unlikely to reach 140 innings this season, which was the threshold at which his $18 million player option for 2026 would kick in, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Stroman surrendered 12 earned runs in three starts before landing on the shelf in mid-April due to the knee injury. The Yankees probably would have liked to have traded the right-hander during the offseason, but his 4.31 ERA in 30 regular-season appearances last year and a potential $36.5 million left on his contract soured his market. The first priority is getting Stroman healthy, as he was still experiencing some knee discomfort in mid-May.
Stroman surrendered 12 earned runs in three starts before landing on the shelf in mid-April due to the knee injury. The Yankees probably would have liked to have traded the right-hander during the offseason, but his 4.31 ERA in 30 regular-season appearances last year and a potential $36.5 million left on his contract soured his market. The first priority is getting Stroman healthy, as he was still experiencing some knee discomfort in mid-May.