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New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
Devin Williams has put the Yankees bullpen in disarray — how they can fix it
It doesn't have to be like 2024, when the Yankees — to use Aaron Boone's word at the time — got 'creative' with their closer role as Clay Holmes struggled and Boone was content with entering the postseason without a true closer. They mixed. They matched. And then by the time October arrived, Luke Weaver stuck as their ninth-inning arm. Last season, the Yankees didn't initially have a proven closer outside of Holmes, so when the now-Mets starter blew an MLB-high 13 saves — four more than the reliever with the second-most — and was relegated to earlier innings, they stared down a dire bullpen reality that likely wouldn't have been sustainable throughout their postseason run without Weaver's emergence. Even back in April this year, when Devin Williams' opening act in The Bronx featured 10 earned runs in 12 innings and Boone temporarily demoted him, the Yankees were already in a better situation. Weaver was a proven option, and the Yankees didn't need to dawdle. By that logic, then, and with the season already in August and their playoff hopes increasingly in jeopardy, the Yankees couldn't wait before demoting Williams again — even as his combustions continue to burn them.
UPI
31-07-2025
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- UPI
Seattle Mariners to trade for Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suarez
July 31 (UPI) -- The Seattle Mariners agreed to a trade for Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez. Sources told ESPN, The Athletic and about the agreement Wednesday night. The Mariners agreed to send first baseman Tyler Locklear and right-handed pitchers Hunter Cranton and Juan Burgos to the Diamondbacks in the swap. Suarez, 34, hit .248 with 36 home runs and an MLB-high 87 RBIs through his first 105 appearances this season. The two-time All-Star's 36 home runs were the third-most in the National League and fifth-most in MLB. Suarez, who joined the Diamondbacks in a 2023 trade from the Mariners, hit .256 with 30 home runs and 101 RBIs over 158 appearances last season. He hit .232 with 22 homers and 96 RBIs over 162 appearances in 2023 for the Mariners. Suarez hit .248 with 312 home runs through his first 12 seasons in the league, including tenures with the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds. Suarez hit a career-high 49 home runs and drove in 103 runs over 159 appearances for the Reds in 2019. He hit a career-high .283 in 2018 for the Reds en route to his first All-Star selection. Suarez is set to hit free agency this off-season. Locklear was a second-round pick by the Mariners in 2022 MLB Draft. The 24-year-old infielder hit .316 with 19 home runs and 82 RBIs over 98 appearances this season for the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. He hit .156 with two home runs, a double and three RBIs over 16 games last season for the Mariners. He hit .272 with 16 homers and 67 RBIs over 111 minor league appearances in 2024. Locklear hit .291 with 55 home runs and 232 RBIs over his first 325 career minor league appearances. Cranton, 24, was a third-round pick by the Mariners in 2024. He went 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA over 10 minor league appearances this year. He went 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA over nine appearances last year for the Class-A Modesto Nuts. Burgos, 25, posted a 4.05 ERA over four appearances this season for the Mariners. He went 3-1 with a 0.87 ERA over 25 minor league appearances in 2025. Burgos went 10-10 with a 2.82 ERA over the first 150 minor league appearances of his career. Locklear was the Mariners' No. 9 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline. Cranton and Burgos ranked Nos. 16 and 17, respectively. The Mariners (57-55), who lost three of their last four games, sit in second place in the American League West, five games behind the division-leading Houston Astros (62-47). They will host the Texas Rangers (57-52) at 9:40 p.m. EDT Thursday in Seattle. The Diamondbacks (51-58) lost eight of their last nine games, including their last five. They sit in fourth place in the National League West, 12 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (63-46). The Diamondbacks will battle the Athletics (48-63) at 10:05 p.m. Thursday in West Sacramento, Calif.
New York Post
30-07-2025
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- New York Post
Mets acquiring submariner Tyler Rogers from Giants ahead of MLB trade deadline
The Mets have added another arm to their bullpen. The Amazin's are acquiring right-hander Tyler Rogers from the Giants ahead of the MLB trade deadline, The Post's Jon Heyman confirmed. Rogers, a 34-year-old submariner, has a 1.80 ERA in an MLB-high 53 appearances this season, striking out 38 in 50 innings. The Mets are acquiring right-hander Tyler Rogers from the Giants. Getty Images Tyler Rogers Getty Images He has a 2.79 career ERA across seven seasons with the Giants. The move comes days after the Mets acquired lefty Gregory Soto from the Orioles.
Forbes
29-07-2025
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- Forbes
Potential Deals That Make Sense With MLB Trade Deadline Approaching
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen works against a San Diego Padres batter during the ... More first inning of a baseball game Monday, July 7, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Orlando Ramirez) The MLB trade deadline is Thursday, and rumors are swirling all over the internet. What is fact and what is fiction? It's hard to say. However, here are three trade scenarios that would make sense for both contending teams and teams already looking ahead to 2026 and beyond. Arizona Diamondbacks-Detroit Tigerssou The Diamondbacks trade right-hander Zac Gallen and third baseman Eugenio Suarez to the Tigers for right-handers Troy Melton and Ty Madden and outfielder Justyn Henry-Malloy. Oddly enough, the Diamondbacks and Tigers are in the middle of a three-game series in Detroit that ends Wednesday. So, it's the perfect time to make a deal. The American League Central-leading Tigers acquired right-hander Chris Paddack from the Minnesota Twins on Monday in a trade but could use more starting pitching depth. Gallen is having a disappointing season with a 7-12 record with a 5.60 ERA in 22 starts, but a pitcher who finished in the top five in National League Cy Young voting in 2022 and 2023 could use a change of scenery as he heads to free agency in three months. Suarez could give the Tigers some more thump in a lineup that scored 16 runs in 10 games before beating the Toronto Blue Jays 10-4 on Sunday. The 34-year-old would be a good fit as he is hitting .248 with 36 home runs and an MLB-high 87 RBI in 105 games. Like Gallen, Suarez is on an expiring contract. The out-of-contention Diamondbacks got an up-close look at Melton on Monday night when he shut them out for seven innings while earning his first MLB win in his second career start. Madden, 25, pitched in six games for the Tigers last season in his first taste of the major leagues but has been sidelined all season with a shoulder injury. Henry-Malloy has hit .205 with nine home runs in 117 career games with the Tigers over the last two seasons but has upside as a 25-year-old. Melton, 24, is ranked as the Tigers' No. 11 prospect by Baseball America, and Madden is No. 21. Arizona Diamondbacks-New York Mets The Diamondbacks trade right-hander Merrill Kelly to the Mets for outfield prospect Nick Morabito. Kelly is another Diamondbacks player on an expiring contract and would provide starting pitching depth for the Mets, who are locked in a tight race with the Philadelphia Phillies for the National League East title. Kelly is 9-6 with a 3.22 ERA in 22 starts this season. Kelly is also dependable, as he has pitched at least six innings 14 times. The speedy Morabito has 33 stolen bases in 80 games with Double-A Binghamton this season while hitting .288 with four home runs. He had 59 steals in 119 games combined in 2024 at the two Class A levels. Baseball America ranks Morabito, 22, as the Mets' No. 12 prospect. Pittsburgh Pirates-Toronto Blue Jays The Pirates trade right-hander Mitch Keller and closer David Bednar to the Toronto Blue Jays for third baseman/outfielder Addison Barger, second baseman/outfielder Davis Schneider, and right-handed pitching prospect Dahian Santos. Keller would not only help the AL East-leading Blue Jays this year but is in the second season of a five-year, $77-million contract. He has $55.7 million left over the final three years. Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller stands on the mound after walking San Francisco Giants' ... More Rafael Devers during the second inning of a baseball game Monday, July 28, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez) Bednar would bolster the Blue Jays' bullpen. The two-time All-Star closer has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining before he can become a free agent after the 2026 season. Keller is 4-10 but has a 3.69 ERA in 22 starts this season. Bednar has converted all 17 save opportunities to go with a 2.37 ERA in 42 games. The Pirates want young major-league hitters, and Barger and Schneider would fulfill that desire. Barger, 25, is hitting .264 with 14 home runs in 83 games. Though the 26-year-old Schneider's batting average is .205 in 42 games, he has five home runs and a .358 on-base percentage. Schneider does not become a free agent until 2029, and Barger will qualify a year later. The 22-year-old Santos is a projection prospect, having recorded 304 strikeouts in 210 2/3 innings during his minor-league career. However, he has yet to pitch this season due to arm problems. However, taking a gamble is all part of the MLB trade deadline.
New York Post
02-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Cardinals' Willson Contreras hints his pitchers aren't protecting him from being hit by pitches
Willson Contreras can't stop getting hit by pitches, and he seems to believe his Cardinals teammates are partially to blame. 'Every hit by pitch is scary,' the star first baseman told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Pirates, during which he was hit for the second time in a week. 'I wish it hit me in a different spot. Every hit-by-pitch on the hand is really scary… Probably, it can be bad luck. It can be they're trying to go in and off the plate. And we're not protecting anybody, [so] that's going to keep happening.' Contreras, who has been hit by an MLB-high 14 pitches this season, seemed to be insinuating that St. Louis' pitchers aren't sticking up for him by not hitting opposing batters in retaliation. Advertisement The Cardinals' Willson Contreras reacts after getting hit by a pitch in Tuesday's 1-0 loss to the Pirates. AP 'I know they're not trying to hit me in the hand,' Contreras added. 'I'm a human being. It gets old. I want to play. I want to stay in the game. I don't know what to say about it. Protect myself, and hopefully somebody protects me.' Tuesday's hit-by-pitch was particularly harmful for Contreras, who underwent X-rays on his left hand after Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes hit him with a fastball in the fourth inning. The tests came back negative, according to The Athletic's Katie Woo, and the Cardinals have listed Contreras as day-to-day. Advertisement The Cardinals' Willson Contreras rounds the bases after hitting a home run on June 28. AP A three-time All-Star, Contreras is hitting .248 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs this year. He signed a five-year, $87.5 million contract with the Cardinals in December 2022 after spending the first seven years of his MLB career with the Cubs. Advertisement The 33-year-old was hit by the most pitches in the majors in 2020, with 14 during the pandemic-shortened season. He was hit by the third-most pitches in MLB in 2022 with 24, although he's on pace to top that number this season with ease.
