Will Warren s Yankees mound adjustment is already paying off
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Will Warren s Yankees mound adjustment is already paying offWarren looked good in his outing, lasting six full innings as he tries to follow up on a season in which he made 33 starts.
Will Warren allowed two runs in six innings against the Tigers on Thursday.He struck out just two, but also allowed only two hits and breezed through the game with just 64 pitches thrown. The fastball sat at 93.9 mph and he managed to get whiffs on 42 percent of swings against it. Warren now sits at a 1.65 ERA in four starts in big-league camp. He'll have some early season runway before Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon return to the rotation, but we're not overly optimistic he'll be more than a streaming option unless we see continued steps forward with the arsenal.
Zach McKinstry went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer against the Yankees on Thursday.McKinstry hit out a Will Warren sweeper to raise his spring OPS to .929 in 17 at-bats. He figures to be a super-sub again and should see plenty of time at both third base and shortstop, as he did in 2025.
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