Marcus Stroman has said his goodbyes to the Yankees.
After getting released by the Bombers on Friday, Stroman had a one-word response on social media.
“Adios,” he wrote on his Instagram Story, which featured him flashing his watch on a plane.
Stroman was cut from the team on Friday after an underwhelming two years in The Bronx.
The Yankees ate $5-plus million left on his contract just to part ways with the veteran right-hander.
Last season’s American League Rookie of the Year Luis Gil is set to return from the IL and make his season debut against the Marlins on Sunday, making the struggling Stroman expendable.
The Yankees are also apparently comfortable with Will Warren and rookie Cam Schlittler taking starting rotation spots for the time being.
“Obviously, that was tough today,” manager Aaron Boone said Friday. “The perception around Stro, for us, did not meet the guy we got to be around the last couple years. He’s an awesome competitor.
“But yeah, I think it’s a case of we think Warren and Schlittler are ready to be in the rotation full-time. Just felt like with some more moves probably coming over the next few days at least, the timing was right.”
Stroman, 34, posted a 6.23 ERA across nine starts before the franchise cut ties.
The right-hander missed about two-and-a-half months with knee inflammation.
Stroman signed a two-year, $37 million contract ahead of the 2024 season, and didn’t exactly make the best first impression, recording a 4.31 ERA in 30 games (29 starts) in his first year in Pinstripes.
During spring training, Stroman showed up late to Yankees camp after the franchise explored trading him over the winter.
After it appeared he may be the odd man out in the Yankees’ rotation in the spring, Stroman emphatically stated that wouldn’t go to the bullpen, saying, “I’m a starter” 11 times during a 10-minute session with reporters.