Since the end of the regular season, the Yankees have had five days off waiting for their postseason to begin in the American League Division series. Well, that day is finally here as they take on the Kansas City Royals.
Here is their 2024 ALDS roster:
Pitchers (11)
RHP Gerrit Cole
RHP Jake Cousins
RHP Luis Gil
RHP Ian Hamilton
LHP Tim Hill
RHP Clay Holmes
RHP Tommy Kahnle
LHP Tim Mayza
LHP Carlos Rodon
RHP Clarke Schmidt
RHP Luke Weaver
Catchers (2)
Jose Trevino
Austin Wells (L)
Infielders (6)
Jon Berti
Gleyber Torres
Anthony Volpe
Oswaldo Cabrera (S)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L)
Ben Rice (L)
Outfielders (7)
Jasson Dominguez (S)
Duke Ellis (L)
Trent Grisham (L)
Aaron Judge
Juan Soto (L)
Giancarlo Stanton
Alex Verdugo (L)
Analysis
With the omission of pitchers such as Marcus Stroman and Mark Leiter Jr., manager Aaron Boone has clearly opted for speed over pitching depth against Kansas City.
Stroman did not have a great season and really faltered in the second half of the year following a tremendous first half, something of a trend for the right-hander lately.
Across 30 games (29 starts) the 33-year-old, who signed a two-year, $37 million deal with New York in the offseason, went 10-9 and pitched to a 4.31 ERA in 154.2 innings.
Also not on the roster is Anthony Rizzo, which doesn’t come as a surprise after he fractured two fingers from a hit-by-pitch and revealed he wouldn’t be available on Friday.
Out since Sept. 20 with a right pec strain, Cousins was activated from the 15-day IL on Saturday and made the postseason roster.
