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09-05-2025
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Yankees Make Pitching Announcement Before Pivotal Athletics Series
Another day, another New York Yankees pitching change. Ahead of a pivotal series against the Athletics in Sacramento, the Yankees announced they outrighted veteran starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Thursday. The Yankees designated Carrasco, a former 18-game winner with the Cleveland Guardians, for assignment earlier this week. Advertisement Although Carrasco has accrued enough service time to decline the assignment and become a free agent, he hadn't done so at publication. We nonetheless may have seen the last of Carrasco on a big-league mound, at least in a Yankees uniform. The 38-year-old posted a 5.91 ERA and -0.3 bWAR across 32 innings for the Bronx Bombers after earning a rotation spot out of spring training. Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images In hindsight, perhaps the Yankees shouldn't have been too shocked. Carrasco is 8-20 with a 6.14 ERA and -2.9 bWAR over the last three years. It's unclear what the Yankees' rotation looks like going forward. Luis Gil (lat) and Marcus Stroman (knee) remain out indefinitely, and Stroman's own Yankees career may be numbered following a dreadful start and continued feuds with management. Advertisement Will Warren owns a 5.65 ERA and 34-15 K-BB ratio across 28.2 innings. Former Atlanta Braves starter Allan Winans figures to earn a promotion at some point, especially after recording 24 strikeouts over 14 scoreless innings at Triple-A. Luckily for the Yankees, Max Fried is the AL Cy Young favorite with a 1.05 ERA through 51.2 innings. Carlos Rodón is also pitching his best ball as a Yankee, carrying a 2.96 ERA into Saturday's start against the surprising A's. Related: Yankees' Aaron Boone Turns Heads With Bold Oswald Peraza Decision Related: Yankees' Aaron Boone Makes Jazz Chisholm Jr. Announcement
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29-03-2025
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Yankees option 2 more pitchers to minors in roster trimming
Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images As spring training winds down, the Yankees are beginning to narrow their roster to the final pieces. On Thursday afternoon, before their evening matchup against the Baltimore Orioles, the Bombers reassigned two more pitchers—Brandon Leibrandt and Allan Winans—to minor league camp. Advertisement These moves were hardly unexpected, but they do clarify the Yankees' vision as Opening Day approaches. Brandon Leibrandt: Depth Piece at Best Leibrandt, a well-traveled 32-year-old lefty, had a quietly effective spring, posting a respectable 2.19 ERA across 12.1 innings. But beneath the surface, there wasn't much dominance. His low strikeout numbers hinted at trouble lurking around the corner—like driving a car on worn tires; it may run smoothly for a while, but eventually, it's bound to slip. Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Having spent time with the Phillies, Marlins, Cubs, Reds, and now Yankees, Leibrandt is no stranger to the nomadic life of minor league baseball. He owns a career 5.28 ERA over 15.1 innings at the major league level, so the Yankees won't be rushing him back up anytime soon. He'll remain a 'break glass in case of emergency' arm, ready but hopefully never needed. Allan Winans: Reliable, but Unremarkable On the other side of the coin, Allan Winans, a 29-year-old righty, joins Leibrandt in minor league camp after a shaky spring showing (5.02 ERA over 14.1 innings). Yet, unlike Leibrandt, Winans carries some recent Triple-A success under his belt, boasting a solid 3.30 ERA across 114.2 innings with Atlanta's top minor-league affiliate last season. Advertisement Winans doesn't overwhelm hitters with electric stuff or big strikeout numbers, but he's reliable enough to give innings if desperation strikes. He's the baseball equivalent of an old toolbox: not flashy, but handy enough when you're in a pinch. Expect More Cuts to Come With the regular season rapidly approaching, these cuts signal the Yankees' intent to lock down their core group. They'll continue trimming the edges of the roster in the coming days, shaping the team for the long haul of the 2025 campaign. More must-reads:
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09-03-2025
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Yankees allow five ninth-inning runs in walk-off loss to Astros
Yankees pitchers dominated the Astros lineup until the ninth inning, where New York allowed five runs, including a walk-off, three-run home run in their 5-2 loss to Houston on Saturday night. -With the concerns over Gerrit Cole's elbow, and the injuries the Yankees have already suffered this spring, Allan Winans is an interesting prospect who can potentially take a spot in the starting rotation. The 29-year-old was claimed off waivers this offseason from the Braves and has already started in the majors. He's also had a solid spring with the Yankees, and that continued Saturday against the Astros when he pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, allowing three hits and one walk on 46 pitches (27 strikes). -Yerry De Los Santos followed Winans by pitching 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball as well. The right-hander, who is fighting for a spot in the bullpen, struck out two batters while allowing two hits and one walk. The combination of Indigo Diaz (0.1 IP) and Erick Leal (3.0 IP) no-hit the Astros until Edgar Barclay got into trouble in the ninth. After allowing a one-out single, Brice Matthews tripled to get the Astros on the board. Cristian Gonzalez followed with a single to tie the game at 2-2. After allowing another single, Barcley got a strikeout but gave up a three-run shot to Cesar Salar to give the Astros the win. -As for the offense, the Yankees did not get much. They collected six hits total, four coming from two players. J.C. Escarra, the catcher fighting to be the backup to Austin Wells this season, went 2-for-3 with a run scored as the team's starting DH. Pablo Reyes, who started in right field before shifting to third base, went 2-for-2 and accounted for the team's only RBI, a single in the second inning to score Escarra. Jasson Dominguez, starting in left field, picked up one hit and finished 1-for-3 with a strikeout. Alexander Vargas and Friday's hero, Cole Gabrielson, both doubled in the later innings. Duke Ellis' ground-rule double pushed Gabrielson across in the ninth to increase the Yankees' lead to 2-0. -All the other projected Opening Day starters went hitless. Jazz Chisholm Jr went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts, Anthony Volpe finished 0-for-3, and Oswaldo Cabrera went 0-for-3 with a strikeout. -Ben Rice, Saturday's starting catcher, went hitless in three at-bats, while Oswald Peraza, who pinch-hit in the later innings, walked in two at-bats. Both are trying to play their way onto the roster as bench players out of camp. -Yankees prospects Spencer Jones (0-3) and George Lombard Jr. (0-2) went hitless in this one. Jones struck out twice and has gone hitless in back-to-back games. The Yankees stay on the road to take on the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. Carlos Carrasco will take the mound for the Yankees, and he'll be opposed by Andre Pallante.
