Despite losing their ace in spring training and then suffering a rough patch with the rest of the team over the summer, the Yankees’ starting rotation was one of the stronger units in baseball in 2025. The group finished in the top-eight league wide in innings pitched (873), ERA (3.61), FIP (3.92), and fWAR (13.5). The staff received major contributions from veterans (Max Fried and Carlos Rodón) and rookies (Cam Schlittler and Will Warren) alike, but with several members expected to miss the start of the season as they rehab from surgery, the rotation becomes the most pressing area of concern over the winter.

We’ll start with the good. The staff was led by the pair of workhorse southpaws in Fried and Rodón. Fried’s first season in pinstripes was a success, the 31-year-old setting career-b

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