The time is nearing for Marcus Stroman, who will soon pitch in Spring Training with the New York Yankees in a sort of test to see how ready he is to be a starter. It’s worth noting that weeks ago, Marcus Stroman made it clear that he didn’t want to be a reliever and that his sole focus is as a starter.

Max Fried has spent the better part of two weeks getting to know his new teammates around Yankees camp, swapping anecdotes and pleasantries. On Tuesday, those introductions included a steady diet of fastballs,

Yankees pitcher, after a two-inning live batting practice session Tuesday, said 'I'm trying to throw 200 innings, so this is a building point.''