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Warren

Warren has been one of the bright spots for the Yankees this spring, posting an impressive 1.77 ERA 16/3 K/BB ratio across 20 1/3 innings of work. The 26-year-old righty will open the year at the back end of New York’s rotation and offers some streaming appeal in deeper mixed leagues against weaker lineups on the road.

He struck out just two, but also allowed only two hits and breezed through the game with just 64 pitches thrown. The fastball sat at 93.9 mph and he managed to get whiffs on 42 percent of swings against it. Warren now sits at a 1.65 ERA in four starts in big-league camp. He’ll have some early season runway before Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon return to the rotation, but we’re not overly optimistic he’ll be more than a streaming option unless we see continued steps forward with the arsenal.

Warren’s only run allowed came on a sac fly by the Nats that occurred shortly after an error by George Lombard Jr. The 26-year-old has been excellent this spring; allowing just oen earned run in his three outings. Warren appears to have a spot in the starting rotation to begin the year, but his spot will be tenuous with arms like Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón set to join the staff this summer.

Warren’s new harder sweeper fared well again today, generating eight strikes and no balls in play on the 13 times he threw it. The competition for spots in the Yankees rotation could be ferocious once Carlos Rodón and Gerrit Cole are about ready to return, so it’s encouraging that Warren has looked strong so far.

Warren seems to have tightened up his sweeper some; he threw the pitch today two mph harder than he did last year, even as his fastball velocity held steady. That has the potential to be a nice change for him, as it was his weakest pitch last season; the league hit .336 against it.

Warren’s Jekyll and Hyde regular season ended with another start where he missed plenty of bats but also made some costly mistakes. Like when he missed his spot badly with an 0-2 sweeper to Jordan Westburg that turned into a three-run home run. That one mispitch destroyed his final line because his stuff was nasty otherwise. The strikeout upside will make us all very excited about Warren during draft season, just don’t forget about his command woes.

Warren allowed just one run through five, but he and Jazz Chisholm Jr. committed back-to-back errors to open the sixth, fueling a two-run inning. It’s the fourth straight start of Warren’s that the Yankees have lost, though he was pretty good in three of them, and he’s now 8-8 with a 4.35 ERA overall. He’ll be due to start again Thursday against the White Sox, but one wonders if the Yankees might want to take a quick look at him in relief next week in anticipation of potentially using him that way in the postseason.

Warren walked one batter on the night while recording a pair of strikeouts. All of the scoring done against him came in the opening inning as the Red Sox started the game with five consecutive hits, a sacrifice fly and RBI ground out and then a solo homer by Carlos Narváez. Warren settled in afterwards and finished his day with four scoreless frames to help absorb the ratio damage. He got 11 swings and misses on 89 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 27 percent. He’ll carry an underwhelming 4.44 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 160/62 K/BB ratio (152 innings) into Friday’s matchup against the Orioles in Baltimore.

Warren racked up five strikeouts on the night while issuing one base on balls. All of the damage done against him came in the fifth inning as Spencer Torkelson worked a leadoff walk and Parker Meadows swatted a two-run homer. Aside from that one mistake, Warren was exceptional. He generated 13 swings and misses on 91 pitches on the evening, posting a strong CSW of 31 percent. Warren has done a decent job for the Yankees this season, going 8-6 with a 4.22 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and a 158/61 K/BB ratio over 147 innings of work. He’ll do battle against the Red Sox his next time out on Sunday night at Fenway Park.

Warren struck out three batters on the evening while allowing two free passes. All of the scoring done against him came on a grand slam by Miguel Vargas in the second inning after an error by Anthony Volpe had extended the inning. The 26-year-old hurler generated seven swings and misses on 93 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 28 percent. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling as he carries a 4.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 149/60 K/BB ratio (136 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Astros in Houston.