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A mere week after being reported as done, the Fried signing is now official. He'll join Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil and probably Clarke Schmidt in the Yankees rotation, though a deal involving Gil or Schmidt and opening up a spot for Marcus Stroman remains possible. Fried made 29 starts with a 3.25 ERA last season, but he did miss some time in July with forearm neuritis. In 2023, he was limited to 14 starts, mostly by a forearm strain. It's a good sign that he passed his physical, but we do still worry some about his durability going forward.

A mere week after being reported as done, the Fried signing is now official. He'll join Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil and probably Clarke Schmidt in the Yankees rotation, though a deal involving Gil or Schmidt and opening up a spot for Marcus Stroman remains possible. Fried made 29 starts with a 3.25 ERA last season, but he did miss some time in July with forearm neuritis. In 2023, he was limited to 14 starts, mostly by a forearm strain. It's a good sign that he passed his physical, but we do still worry some about his durability going forward.

A mere week after being reported as done, the Fried signing is now official. He'll join Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil and probably Clarke Schmidt in the Yankees rotation, though a deal involving Gil or Schmidt and opening up a spot for Marcus Stroman remains possible. Fried made 29 starts with a 3.25 ERA last season, but he did miss some time in July with forearm neuritis. In 2023, he was limited to 14 starts, mostly by a forearm strain. It's a good sign that he passed his physical, but we do still worry some about his durability going forward.

Fried, who turns 31 in January, gets the fourth-highest contract among pitchers behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($325 million), Gerrit Cole ($324 million) and Stephen Strasburg ($245 million), who hasn t pitched since 2022 and has retired. Fried broke the mark for lefties set by David Price at $217 million.

Fried, who turns 31 in January, gets the fourth-highest contract among pitchers behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto ($325 million), Gerrit Cole ($324 million) and Stephen Strasburg ($245 million), who hasn t pitched since 2022 and has retired. Fried broke the mark for lefties set by David Price at $217 million.