A New York Yankees Diary – Day Nine – September 10th, 2026

Last game against the Colorado Rockies for the 2026 season. Let’s face it, the Rockies are going nowhere until next year, at the very least, and with the Yankees having the playoffs in their future, this is an important game to win in the hope we can close the gap on the Tampa Bay Rays, but New York winning the American League East division is a slim chance whatever the outcome.

The Yankees have won 83 games to this juncture, so there is no 100 game win season this year. They have done well, but there have been too few runs, and too many injuries. You look at their team with the absence of Aaron Judge being once again a factor and you wonder where the runs will come from – Judge is benched as the Yankees try to gently work him up to full fitness – but, hey, the Yankees can always surprise you.

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The New York Yankees in August – Part Two – The Pitchers (2026)

The Yankees only came through August with more wins than losses because of their starting rotation and a few elite relievers. The batters contributed little. The fielding was often gauche and clumsy.

In the month, they used 7 starters. This heightened number was necessary because Max Fried went on the the Injured list (IL) (17th, retroactive to 14th), Ryan Weathers went onto the IL (23rd, left forearm flexor strain), and Elmer Rodriguez was recalled from Scranton (Triple-A). Oh, what a merry-go-round!. Let’s see how it all went.

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The New York Yankees in July – Part Two – The Pitchers (2026)

Another month and more inconsistency from the Yankees. Their 14-11 record in July showed how much their starters were struggling but also how much their relievers were stepping up to keep them in it in close games.

Carlos Rodon started the month going on the injured list but perhaps this was balanced by Max Fried‘s return on the 22nd.

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The New York Yankees in June – Part Two – The Pitchers (2026)

The Yankees’ pitching in June was not what they had hoped for. They were still carrying injuries – Max Fried is a long-term absentee, and the rest of the starting rotation – which was a strength in May – was not handling things well.

David Bednar who struggled in the previous month was back on form and Tim Hill who was improved on his last month’s performance too was getting little run support and despite a healthy WHIP was conceding more runs than he should.

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The New York Yankees in May – Part Two – The Pitchers (2026)

In May, the Yankees went 16-12 and despite Gerrit Cole returning to the roster and Cam Schlittler maintaining his excellent form, the starting rotation was worse than it had been in the months of March and April. Something of a mystery!

Two relievers who were called up briefly did very well – Yovanny Cruz and Yerry De Los Santos – but because of the strength of the bullpen they were soon returned to the minors.

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The New York Yankees in March / April – Part Two – The Pitchers (2026)

The Yankees’ starting rotation. even with Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon out injured, looked really strong on opening day. Despite Ryan Weathers not having a great Spring Training, he is a good addition.

The bullpen looked more questionable, but the hope was with strong starting and David Bednar to finish out the games, it was hoped it would be strong enough.

By the end of April, the rotation was carrying the weight with some batters and some relievers struggling, but the Yankees reached the end of the month with a 1.5 lead at the head of the American League East.

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The New York Yankees in August – Part Two – The Pitchers (2025)

The Yankees got better as August progressed. Part of this was due to members of the starting rotation getting into their groove after a rough stretch. The most notable of them was Max Fried who struggled throughout almost all of August, but then hit his stride in his last August appearance.

Alongside the other starters, the relief corps were much better than they had been in July.

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The New York Yankees in July – Part Two – The Pitchers (2025)

The pitching in July has not been a pretty picture.

Several relievers came in at the deadline (more on them presently), but the Yankees could also have used a new starter or two, but no-one arrived. They really aren’t in great shape.

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The New York Yankees in June – Part Two – The Pitchers (2025)

13-14? 13-14 on the month of June? How did the New York Yankees suddenly collapse to a point where they are winning less than half the games in the month?

Well, as we have seen in my first article. most of the batters (with the exception of Jazz Chisholm and Cody bellinger) are no longer hitting. And whilst the starting rotation (injuries aside) is holding up, the bullpen is falling apart…

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The New York Yankees in May – Part Two – The Pitchers (2025)

The Yankees have had a tremendous month in May. They have won 17 games and lost only 9.

At the same time, the performances of some of the players who were strong in April have not continued in the same direction. However, some who struggled in April have turned it around.

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