Ryan Weathers delivers fourth straight stellar start as his Yankees rotation future remains uncertain
Ryan Weathers’ time in the rotation may come to an end sometime this month, especially with Carlos Rodón possibly coming back into the rotation after one more rehab start.But Weathers isn’t going to make the decision an easy one.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.
The lefty delivered his fourth straight excellent start in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over Seattle.He gave up just one run over 5 ²/₃ innings, touched for a solo homer by Randy Arozarena with one out in the top of the sixth.At that point, the lethargic Yankees offense still hadn’t scored, which seems to be a nightly occurrence in The Bronx.But the solid work by Weathers allowed the Yankees to come back in the bottom of the seventh, when they finally broke through against the Mariners with four runs.Weathers entered Tuesday having given up just one run over 18 ²/₃ innings in his previous three starts and was excellent again while facing a Mariners team that’s been in a similar scoring drought to the Yankees.“I’m in this organization to win ballgames at this level,” Weathers said after the game.
“Whatever that means, I think I’m a valuable asset in any role.That’s what I want [Aaron Boone] to know about me.
If I’m in the bullpen, that’s fine.”Despite his run of success, there has been the thought that Weathers’ stuff would translate to the bullpen better than right-hander Will Warren’s.But pitching coach Matt Blake said the team hasn’t determined how they will handle the rotation once Rodón gets back from his inflamed elbow.“Weathers is throwing the ball extremely well lately, and there are a lot of valuable innings to be had as a starter,” Blake said.“I don’t think we’ve made a decision one way or the other with Carlos coming back.
We’ll let it play out.It usually sorts itself out, as it has so far this year.”Another factor to consider is that Weathers...