Yankees’ unheralded arms aren’t making their big rotation decision any easier

Nypost · May 13, 2026 · 105 words · By Jake Nisse

Player Performance and Roster Management Yankees Pitching Rotation

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What to know about Player Performance and Roster Management

Ryan Weathers and Will Warren both have had impressive starts to this season.

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What happened

Ryan Weathers and Will Warren both have had impressive starts to this season.

Why it matters

Both have ERAs in the 3s, and have helped the Yankees withstand injuries to Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole.

Common ground

And one of them will be out of the rotation soon.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ryan Weathers and Will Warren both have had impressive starts to this season.”

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Web search results from Pinstripe Alley and other sources confirm that both Ryan Weathers and Will Warren have been playing for the Yankees this season and have had 'solid performances'.

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Claim 2: “Cole nearing a return from the Tommy John surgery that cost him all of last season”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Gerrit Cole underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2025 MLB season.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gerrit Alan Cole (born September 8, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirat…
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Claim 3: “helped the Yankees withstand injuries to Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole”

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Multiple web search results confirm that both Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole have been on the injured list recovering from surgeries during the current period.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Antonio Rodón (born December 10, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Whit…
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Claim 4: “impressed at Double-A Somerset on Sunday, striking out eight and throwing a fastball that got up to 99 mph”

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The search results for 'Gerrit' returned information about a software code review tool, not the baseball player Gerrit Cole's performance at Double-A Somerset. No evidence was found regarding the specific game stats mentioned.

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Claim 5: “Both have ERAs in the 3s”

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One source explicitly mentions Ryan Weathers had a 3.99 ERA in 2025, but there is no specific ERA provided for Will Warren to confirm both are in the 3s.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the American League (A…
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Claim 6: “Rodón back”

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Five independent cross-references from Nypost confirm that Carlos Rodón is returning to the Yankees rotation from the injured list.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team that compete in Major League Baseball. The franchise is one of the most recognizable and successful in sports history, and its visual id…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Yankees season is the 124th season for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball.
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