The right-hander has a vesting option for next season if he reaches 140 innings this season. With the injury now to Luis Gil, Stroman could very well hit that.

Marcus Stroman got off to a bad start against the Atlanta Braves in spring training, and Yankees fans are worried about his performance.

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.''