New York Yankees' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen

The New York Yankees added to their roster over the winter, signing free agent starting pitcher Carlos Rodon. Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Yankees in 2023.
New York Yankees' 2023 Projected Starting Lineup, Pitching Rotation, Bullpen
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The New York Yankees are less than two months away from Opening Day.

Over the winter, the Yankees added All-Star starting pitcher Carlos Rodon to their pitching rotation, while saying goodbye to longtime closer Aroldis Chapman.

Here's a look at our projected starting lineup, pitching rotation and bullpen for the Yankees in 2023, featuring 2022 slash lines and statistics:

STARTING LINEUP

C Jose Trevino .248/.283/.671

1B Anthony Rizzo .224/.338/.818

2B Gleyber Torres .257/.310/.761

3B Josh Donaldson .222/.308/.682

SS Oswald Peraza .306/.404/.832 / Isiah Kiner-Falefa .261/.314/.642

LF Oswaldo Cabrera .247/.312/.740 / Aaron Hicks .216/.313/.642

CF Harrison Bader .250/.294/.650

RF Aaron Judge .311/.425/1.111

DH Giancarlo Stanton .211/.297/.759

UTILITY: DJ LeMahieu .266/.346/.735

PITCHING ROTATION

1) Gerrit Cole: 13-8, 3.50 ERA, 33 starts, 200.2 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 5.14 SO/W, 111 ERA+

2) Carlos Rodon: 14-8, 2.88 ERA, 31 starts, 178 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 4.56 SO/W, 140 ERA+

3) Nestor Cortes: 12-4, 2.44 ERA, 28 starts, 158.1 IP, 0.92 WHIP, 4.29 SO/W, 159 ERA+

4) Luis Severino: 7-3, 3.18 ERA, 19 starts, 102 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 3.73 SO/W, 123 ERA+

5) Domingo German: 2-5, 3.61 ERA, 14 starts, 72.1 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 3.05 SO/W, 108 ERA+

OTHER ROTATION OPTIONS (THAT COULD APPEAR IN THE BULLPEN):

Frankie Montas: 5-12, 4.05 ERA, 27 starts, 144.1 IP, 1.25 WHIP, 3.30 SO/W, 94 ERA+

Clarke Schmidt: 5-5, 3.12 ERA, 3 starts, 57.2 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 2.43 SO/W, 125 ERA+

BULLPEN

Clay Holmes: 7-4, 2.54 ERA, 20 saves, 62 appearances, 63.2 IP

Jonathan Loaisiga: 2-3, 4.13 ERA, 2 saves, 50 appearances, 48 IP

Wandy Peralta: 3-4, 2.72 ERA, 4 saves, 56 appearances, 56.1 IP

Lou Trivino: 1-2, 1.66 ERA, 1 save, 25 appearances, 21.2 IP

Ron Marinaccio: 1-0, 2.05 ERA, 0 saves, 40 appearances, 44 IP

Michael King: 6-3, 2.29 ERA, 1 save, 34 appearances, 51 IP

Greg Weissert: 3-0, 5.56 ERA, 0 saves, 12 appearances, 11.1 IP

Albert Abreu: 2-2, 3.16 ERA, 0 saves, 22 appearances, 25.2 IP

Tommy Kahnle: 0-0, 2.84 ERA, 1 save, 13 appearances, 12.2 IP

Deivi Garcia: (Did not pitch)

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