Woodford fortifies New York’s paper-thin starting pitching depth heading into the regular season. The 28-year-old righty struggled last year to a bloated 7.97 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 26/9 K/BB ratio across 35 innings (nine appearances, seven starts) between the White Sox and Pirates. He’s merely emergency depth at this stage of his career, but that’s exactly where the Yankees find themselves at the moment due to an avalanche of injuries.

The Rockies are expected to grant Woodford his release so he can pursue other opportunities after he failed to crack Colorado’s Opening Day lineup. The 28-year-old right-hander had a 5.25 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 6/4 K/BB ratio in 12 innings this spring. Woodford pitched for the White Sox and Pirates in 2024 and had a 7.97 ERA in 35 innings.

The 28-year-old hurler had a rough time in 2024 where he went 0-6 with a 7.97 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and a 26/9 K/BB ratio over 35 innings in nine appearances (seven starts) between the White Sox and Pirates. You can never have enough pitching depth — especially in Colorado — so the move makes sense from that perspective. Fantasy managers can obviously ignore this one.

Woodford was signed by the Pirates in June. He was booted off the 40-man roster to make room for Isaac Mattson. Woodford had a 7.09 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 19 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings for the Pirates.