Yankees ultiman exchange per pirate closing, David Bednar
Without making a lot of noise, the Yankees have reinforced the team to fight a position in October. The closer David Bednar is the last acquisition from the pirates.
The New York Yankees, eager for reinforcements for their bullpen, acquired the closures David Bednar and Camilo Doval on Thursday in separate departments and announced a separate agreement with the reliever Jake Bird, of the Colorado Rockies.
The Yankees acquired Doval, who accumulates 15 salvages this season, of the San Francisco Giants, just before the closing of the deadline of exchanges.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, meanwhile, will receive three minor leagues players by Bednar: the prospects Rafael Flores and Edgyen Pérez, and the central gardener Brian Sánchez. The agreement sends Bednar to New York, in its search to reinforce its minor leagues system with impact bats to complement the solid depth depth of the club.
The Yankees sent two minor leagues players for Bird to the rockies: the second Roc Riggio base and left -handed pitcher Ben Shields.
Bednar, 30, was one of the best relief available before the deadline of the exchanges. Chosen to the stars game in 2022 and 2023, the native of Pittsburgh had a bad season 2024, with an effectiveness of 5.77 in 62 games. He spent almost three weeks in Triple-A, in April, before returning to the Pirates after recovering his level as one of the best weapons of the Bullpen in the big leagues and increasing its exchange value for the last team.
Bednar binds to the Yankees with an effectiveness of 2.37 and 17 saves in 42 appearances this season, with the best figures of his career in strikeouts and ball bases. He has been especially dominant lately, with an effectiveness of 0.39, 29 strikeouts and only five bases per ball in his last 24 departures until Wednesday.
It should improve the Yankees bullpen, which has registered the fifth highest effectiveness (4.89) and the seventh lower victory likely in the largest since June 1. Brent Headrick (34.4 percent in 13 games) is the only active reliever of the Yankees with a canches rate greater than 33.1 percent of Bednar, although 41.2 percent of the injured Fernando Cruz leads the club.
Bird, 29, does not hold Bednar’s history, but has registered a sturdy rate of 26.3 percent, the best of his career, with an effectiveness of 4.73 and a FIP of 3.45 in 53.1 tickets released in 45 appearances with the rockies, last in the standing this season.
It is important to note that both Bednar and Bird are under the control of the team beyond this season.
Bird is under the control of the team until 2028 and Bednar, who wins $ 5.9 million this season, will not become a free agent until after the next season, which gives the Yankees a relief insurance in the background for the winter, with Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, their two main reliefs, scheduled to reach the free agency.
In addition to Bednar and Bird, and any other possible incorporation into the bullpen before the deadline, the Yankees expect internal reinforcements in the coming weeks. The Yankees point to the end of August for the return of Cruz, who has been in the list of injured since June 30 for an oblique distension. The manager Aaron Boone He announced Thursday that Mark Leiter Jr. is on his way to returning from a fracture due to stress in the left leg next week.
With Bednar and Bird, the Yankees have made five acquisitions in the last week, joining the Third Base Ryan McMahon (also of the Rockies), the Utility Amed Rosario and the gardener Austin Slater. The team is still interested in adding another reliever and a starter to its body of pitchers.
Flores, 24, signed with the Yankees for $ 75,000 as a non -recruited free agent, from a university school, in 2022. He was appointed player of the year of minor leagues of the Yankees last season, impressed the team’s board during spring training and is considered ready for the major leagues. This year, he hit .287 with 15 homers and an OPS of .841 in 87 double-A games before a recent promotion to Triple-A.
Pérez is an 18 -year -old Venezuelan who beats .209/.368/.236 without homers in 83 games in low class this season. It was the number 10 of the Yankees according to the latest ranking of Kiley McDaniel. Sánchez, 21, beats .281 with an OPS of .811 and 24 bases stolen in 63 games in low class this season.
Riggio, 23, beats .264 with 18 homers and an OPS of .937 on three levels, the most recent in double A, this season. Shields, 26, has launched with an effectiveness of 3.53 in nine openings between four levels this season.
Kiley McDaniel de AM850 contributed to this report.
