Will Warren
#29 SP · Yankees
Height
6'2"
Weight
200 lbs
Age
26
College
N/A
Experience
2 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
C+
C+
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsC+
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 46 | 4.688623 | 13-11 | 246 | 1.3742515 | 0.0 | 0 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
AAV
$780K/yr
Performance Analysis
C+
FCA+
Will Warren grades as an above average performer among MLB starting pitchers, earning a B Performance grade. He carries a 5.16 ERA (well above the league average of 4.20, a significant concern) and a 1.44 WHIP across 185.0 innings pitched with a 9.7 K/9 rate. His 9-11 record provides context on team support and run prevention. A 9.7 K/9 rate indicates above-average swing-and-miss stuff. As a sophomore at 26, Will is a key contributor for the Yankees.
Fan & Media Sentiment
C+
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Will Warren's public narrative sits at a steady C+ heading into what feels like a pivotal stretch of his young career, reflecting a player whose reputation is still being built rather than one who has already arrived. The media framing around the 26-year-old has taken on genuine optimism, with coverage leaning heavily into pitch-mix breakdowns and mechanical refinements that suggest real developmental progress — the kind of analytical attention typically reserved for prospects on the verge of a breakout. That narrative aligns squarely with his on-field production grade, also a C+, meaning the buzz isn't inflated hype running ahead of the results — it's a fair reflection of a second-year starter who is showing enough to generate excitement without yet delivering at an above-average level consistently. The roster context adds meaningful pressure to his situation: with Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil both returning to the fold in recent weeks, Warren is actively making his case to hold a starting rotation spot rather than pitching from a position of comfort, and recent coverage has framed his outings explicitly through that lens of audition and competition. For a player on a rookie-scale contract, the fact that the Yankees are trusting him in meaningful matchups while returning veterans create rotation depth is itself a signal of organizational belief. The bottom line is that Warren sits at an interesting inflection point — the media is ahead of where sentiment could realistically go if the results don't come, but the technical improvement narrative gives this C+ a clear upward trajectory if he can lock down his rotation job over the next month.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 5/6 | vs TEX | L 1-6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Fri, 5/1 | vs BAL | W 7-2 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
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About this player
Will Warren is a player in his 2nd MLB season listed at SP for the Yankees. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Will Warren: Contract Value Index pending, Performance C+, Sentiment C+, Fan Verdict pending.
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