Here are some notes on Marcus Stroman and JT Brubaker from the Yankees’ Grapefruit League opener Friday against the Rays.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that the New York Yankees made an attempt to trade Marcus Stroman to the San Francisco Giants earlier this winter.

TAMPA — Marcus Stroman started the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Rays in the Grapefruit League opener Friday and tossed a scoreless inning.

Marcus Stroman’s eventful spring included a starting nod in the Yankees’ exhibition opener on Friday, in which he tossed a scoreless inning. Though he does not have a guaranteed place in the rotation,

Beyond the lifting of the Yankees' famous facial hair policy Friday, there was plenty of activity in and around Steinbrenner Field.

Luis Gil has some shoulder tightness and will require an MRI. JT Brubaker also fractured some ribs. Read the details at MLB TRade Rumors.

The righty, the subject of trade rumors and apparent odd man out of the Yankees’ rotation, started the club’s spring training opener at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Friday. Shortly after exiting what became a 4-0 win over the Rays, Stroman added he has “zero worry” about how the Yankees’ rotation will shake out.

Brubaker, 31, was acquired by the Yankees from the Pirates last March as he was rehabbing back from Tommy John surgery. He never made it to the big leagues, suffering an oblique injury over the summer that brought his rehab climb to Yankees to a screeching halt.