Yankees’ Ryan Weathers’ less-is-more pitching approach will face first big test

Yankees’ Ryan Weathers’ less-is-more pitching approach will face first big test

In order to throw more, Ryan Weathers is throwing less.

Ryan Weathers Gets Big Test as Yankees Face Mariners in Seattle

Ryan Weathers’ spring ERA is not the headline. The Yankees’ real issue is simpler: once the rotation gets crowded again, he cannot keep giving up loud contact and expect to hold a spot. The Yankees can live with ugly March run prevention a lot easier than fans think. They cannot live with it in April if Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón, and Clarke Schmidt are moving back toward the picture. That is why the 8.83 spring ERA matters less as a verdict and …