From Bryan Hoch:
Will Warren received no guarantees when he opened the season in the Yankees’ rotation, just a mandate to keep the team in games. As the rookie right-hander looks up here in September, it is meaningful that he stands alongside Max Fried and Carlos Rodón as the club’s only pitchers to register at least 30 starts.
Yet while Fried and Rodón will be central to the club’s postseason plans, Warren’s role is less clear. There is a real possibility the Yankees will face the Red Sox in a postseason series, and Warren’s results against Boston have not been encouraging, including a six-run first inning in Sunday night’s 6-4 loss at Fenway Park.
Honestly, you can’t be too down on this series. They won the series, and it wasn’t like Crochet dominated them in this game. They only need three starters in the Wild Card series, so they just won’t use Warren. Easy breezy. Cam Schlittler can be used in relief, which could be VERY helpful.
Jose Caballero, by the way, was nice to see, in that he really made it seem like, “Wow, is this what it is like when the shortstop isn’t the worst hitter ever?”
The featured image is Warren giving up six runs in the first inning.