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[The Athletic] Stroman on being moved to the bullpen

  • September 23, 2024


Adding the relevant quotes from the story:

“I have no ego nowadays, man,” he said. “I’m not this younger guy. I’m not 23-year-old me.

“Like I said, I know how much I’ve contributed to this team to get to this point, and I’m open to doing whatever they need me to do to help continue to contribute.”

“I’m a realist,” he said. “I realize the game’s valued around swing-and-miss, especially going into the playoffs. That’s not necessarily my forte. So, yeah, like I said, I know I can get outs in big moments with anybody. So I have that confidence. I know whenever you put me in a game, it’s not like I’m ever doubtful. It’s baseball. I can get anybody out at any moment.”

From Brendan Kuty's piece on The Athletic, titled "Yankees’ Marcus Stroman opens up on removal from rotation: ‘I have no ego nowadays’"

11 comments

  2. Was really surprised that this wasn’t covered anywhere — on this sub, on Jomboy, nowhere. Everyone jumps on Stroman when he has bad outings (and he’s definitely had a few stinkers), but he’s been nothing short of a model teammate. Hope this balances out the narrative

  3. A big change from his Blue Jays self… I wonder if it’s a PR answer, as Nestor was certainly not happy at all

  4. Nice to see. Need guys like this to accept their roles and be in the right mindset, ready to contribute if their number is called.

  7. Not trying to lower the work Stroman has done himself because he’s truly an awesome, selfless dude from all we have seen this year but man this is the type of stuff that comes from building a great culture in the clubhouse. Stroman is at the top of the dugout congratulating his teammates all the time. He’s vocally propping up the whole team on twitter and in pressers. He’s struggled but I don’t care, I need a dude like this on my team.

  8. Stroman’s performance has been spotty, but his conduct as a Yankees has been exemplary. I still remember feeling instantly better when he went to bat for Holmes after a blown save.

    I’m hoping he will get his Patrick Corbin act. A starter comes in as a relief pitcher locking down the WS. Go get ’em big dog.

  10. A really big contrast to Nestor’s answer when it happened to him a few weeks ago which was universally praised as well.

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