Nonetheless, Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn’t concerned about that possibility. He reiterated on Friday, speaking after Stroman, that the right-hander is ready to go both physically and mentally. He’s not worried about Stroman’s refusal to changing his role because right now, he is a starter.

In an emerging contender for the title of "biggest early spring training story that will be forgotten by March," New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman has not yet participated i

Manager Aaron Boone hopes that, if his Yankees win the World Series, they "handle things with a little more class" than the Dodgers did after last year's victory over New York.