Max Fried Tosses Seven Scoreless Innings Against Dodgers
Max Fried had his best start of the young season on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 28-year-old pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out eight. He earned his first win of the year as the Braves captured a 3-1 victory. This was an extremely impressive and encouraging outing for Fried, who had allowed seven earned runs across 11 innings during his first two starts of the year. He'll now bring a much improved 3.50 ERA and 1.00 WHIP into his next start against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.
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Max Fried Flirts With No-No In Fourth Win
Max Fried dominated the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, shutting them out for 7 ⅔ innings in a 4-0 win. Fried allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out two. Fried actually took a no-hitter into the eighth, but upon further review there was a scoring change in the sixth that gave the Rays their first hit. The freshly signed Yankee has looked good in pinstripes, pitching to a 1.42 ERA and 1.01 WHIP with 30 strikeouts in 31 ⅔ IP. Expect a little bit of regression with the ratios, but Fried should be a bona fide must-start pitcher in all fantasy formats this season.
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Max Fried Punches Out 11 In Second Win With Yanks
Max Fried was electric in Wednesday's 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the series finale at Comerica Park, tossing seven shutout innings while allowing five hits, walking none and striking out 11 for his second win of the year. It was easily Fried's best performance early on in his first year with the Yankees after he gave up seven runs (three earned) on 13 hits (one homer) with three walks and 10 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings over his first two outings against the Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates. The cold weather in Detroit probably helped his cause for his first quality start of the 2025 season. With the strong effort, the 31-year-old southpaw lowered his ERA on the year to a stingy 1.56. He'll have a tough matchup his next time out against the Kansas City Royals next week, but Fried is a must-start in fantasy.
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Max Fried Might Not Start Opening Day
Max Fried may not get the nod on Opening Day. Manager Aaron Boone noted that "it might not line up" for Fried to take the mound that day. Fantasy managers should monitor his status, but it seems Carlos Rodon may be the likely candidate to open their season. Earlier in the offseason, the Yankees signed Fried to a massive eight-year $218 million contract. With Gerrit Cole (elbow) set to undergo Tommy John and Luis Gil (lat) expected to miss at least three months of action, Fried and Rodon are set to lead the rotation. Last season, Fried logged 174 1/3 innings of work with a 3.25 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. He tallied 166 strikeouts and generated an elite 59.2 percent ground-ball rate. If Rodon were to get the nod, he would be a risky play in DFS facing the reigning NL Central Champions, the Milwaukee Brewers. Last season, Rodon held a 3.96 ERA with a 1.22 WHIP.
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New York Yankees starting pitcher Source: Bryan Hoch
Max Fried To Make Grapefruit League Debut On Monday
Max Fried will make his Yankees Grapefruit League debut on Monday, March 3, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Steinbrenner Field, according to MLB.com's Bryan Hoch. Fried will be pitching in the Bronx for the first time in 2025 after signing an eight-year, $218 million deal with the Yankees over the winter. The 31-year-old southpaw will serve as the team's No. 2 starting pitcher behind right-hander Gerrit Cole after spending the first eight years of his major-league career with the Atlanta Braves. Fried is no stranger to injuries, but he mostly stayed healthy in his final year with the Braves in 2024 and finished with a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 166 strikeouts and 57 walks in 174 1/3 innings over 29 regular-season starts. He has only gone over 180 innings once in his eight seasons and has a below-average strikeout rate, making him more of a low-end No. 2/high-end No. 3 fantasy starting pitcher.
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