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The reigning American League champion New York Yankees are closely available in the market for aid pitchers after patching collectively a bullpen through the 2024 season.
Per MLB Community’s Jon Morosi, Carlos Estévez is believed to be among the many “many” free-agent relievers the Yankees have curiosity in signing.
The Yankees will seemingly begin 2025 with Luke Weaver within the nearer’s position after selecting up his $2.5 million possibility on Nov. 1.
Past Weaver, although, there are a major questions on how supervisor Aaron Boone will navigate the center innings as issues at the moment stand with the roster.
Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle and Tim Hill are all free brokers. That trio mixed for 149.2 innings within the common season. They have been additionally the main group of relievers that Boone turned to within the playoffs after Weaver.
Estévez was an All-Star for the Los Angeles Angels in 2023. He cut up final season between the Angels and Philadelphia Phillies, who acquired him in a commerce on July 27.
The 31-year-old Estévez had the most effective season of his profession in 2024 with a 2.45 ERA in 54 appearances. He allowed simply 38 hits and 5 homers in 55 innings.
After a tough begin to his profession with the Colorado Rockies, Estévez has became one a dependable center reliever. He has posted a 3.30 ERA in 179 appearances since 2022.
Since Estévez is not a more in-depth, his value on the open market seemingly will not be extremely excessive. The Yankees will in all probability must signal at the very least two relievers given their present group of free brokers.
Estévez would slot proper in as a center reliever who’s efficient in opposition to each righties and lefties for the Yankees if he finally ends up signing with them.
