Marcus Stroman entered last spring, his first with the Yankees, with a clear role: unquestionably, a member of the starting rotation. This spring? Without a defined role but regardless of what that will be,

Aaron Boone at least acknowledged that the situation has the potential to be “awkward” this spring for Marcus Stroman. But with the Yankees veteran entering camp as a trade candidate and the likely odd man out of the rotation if the top five starters stay healthy,

The plan, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone, is to hold a competition at third base this spring. With Jazz Chisholm Jr. moving over to second base, three internal options — DJ LeMahieu, Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza — will have a chance to win the starting job at camp.

A trade pitch has the New York Yankees trading Marcus Stroman to the Atlanta Braves for a top pitching prospect.

It appears Jazz Chisholm will begin the spring at second base with the option to move to the hot corner if the Yankees deem it necessary. That means the trio of DJ LeMahieu, Oswal