Yankees skip Marcus Stroman's start in latest rotation change

There is a new outsider in the Yankees’ rotation.

This time, Marcus Stroman will be out as the club reduces the rotation from six to five men.

Stroman has been the weakest link of late. He allowed eight runs in nine innings in September, pushing his ERA for the season to 4.07.

Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil, Carlos Rodon, Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes remain in the rotation after Cortes was skipped last week.

The left-hander expressed his frustration at the time and responded with 9 1/3 innings in which he allowed one run.

Stroman, who would have started Sunday, will instead be available out of the bullpen on Sunday, manager Aaron Boone said before the Yankees played the Red Sox in the Bronx on Friday.

Boone informed Stroman of the development on Thursday and said the right-hander took the news calmly.

“Whatever you need,” Stroman said Boone told him, “I'm ready to go.”