The Yankees noticed one other lead vanish in Friday’s loss to Tampa Bay, highlighting maybe the workforce’s greatest want as commerce season approaches.
Their three primary acquisitions to the bullpen from final 12 months have been a part of the issue this season.
Camilo Doval has already given up as many homers — 4 — in 20 innings as he did all of final season in 65 ¹/₃.
Jake Chicken has battled inconsistency however has been higher not too long ago, pitching successfully in his final 10 appearances, protecting 7 ¹/₃ innings.
After which there’s David Bednar, who has struggled protecting runners off the bases — and from scoring.
Of 200 certified relievers, solely 19 have a better WHIP than Bednar, who’s pitched into some unhealthy luck, however has additionally seen his strikeout charge dip from his career-best a 12 months in the past.
Final week, pitching coach Matt Blake mentioned Bednar’s fastball command had been off, however he’d been impressed with the right-hander’s splitter and he’d look to make use of it extra.
In Friday’s loss, marred by Tim Hill’s worst outing of the season out of the pen, Bednar did go to his split-fingered fastball with larger frequency and it helped him enable only one baserunner in a scoreless ninth.
They’ll goal extra distinguished names as they get nearer to the deadline — and now have some inner candidates.
Along with Carlos Lagrange — nonetheless within the rotation at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre — and maybe lefty Ryan Weathers if the rotation is wholesome when Max Fried returns from a left elbow bone bruise, the Yankees may take a look at right-hander Eric Reyzelman, who tossed two scoreless innings in his first outing for SWB on Friday.
The 24-year-old was simply promoted from Double-A Somerset.
They usually signed right-hander Peter Strzelecki to a minor league contract Saturday, as first reported by The Submit’s Jon Heyman.
Strzelecki, 31, final pitched within the majors with Cleveland in 2024, however was chosen to Milwaukee’s lively roster final week and designated for project with out getting right into a recreation.
He struck out 20 in 19 ¹/₃ innings over 16 appearances with Triple-A Nashville this season and can head to SWB.
