Yankees Carlos Rodn closes out spring training in style before it gets real Opening Day

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training LAKELAND, Fla.— Compared to his fellow starters and also his last two springs, Carlos Rodón’s camp has been fairly boring.Given some of the turbulence around him and in his own tenure as a Yankee, that is not necessarily a bad thing.But after Rodón made his last start of the spring in the Yankees’ 4-0 win over the Tigers on Friday night, it’s about to get interesting, with the left-hander set to get the ball next on Opening Day against the Brewers at Yankee Stadium next Thursday.“I’m here,” Rodón said Friday night after throwing 4 ²/₃ shutout innings on 77 pitches in his final tuneup at Joker Marchant Stadium.

“It’s interesting, I feel like I’ve been under the radar, which is kind of nice.… I feel pretty normal, just going about my business and trying to get my work done.”The lights will be much brighter in The Bronx than they have been this spring for Rodón.

And if it feels like he has been doing his work in the shadows, that’s because he mostly has: Friday marked only his third Grapefruit League start of camp — and first since Feb.27 — having pitched his last three outings via live batting practice on backfields with the team on the road. But he said three games was enough for him after striking out five and walking three in a 4-0 win over the Tigers.“Turn the lights on and I’ll go play,” Rodón said.Around Rodón this spring, the Yankees have lost Gerrit Cole (Tommy John surgery) for the season, Luis Gil (lat strain) for at least three months and Clarke Schmidt (shoulder fatigue) likely for a few turns through the rotation as he finishes off his buildup.

The new-look rotation includes the new big-money lefty, Max Fried, whose $218 million contract now trumps Rodón’s $162 million deal from two years ago; Marcus Stroman, who entered camp as the projected...