{"id":136876,"date":"2024-12-14T08:38:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T01:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136876"},"modified":"2024-12-14T08:38:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T01:38:34","slug":"yankees-trade-for-closer-devin-williams-in-stunner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136876","title":{"rendered":"Yankees trade for closer Devin Williams in stunner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Yankees continue to reshape their roster in a post-Juan Soto world, acquiring closer Devin Williams on Friday from the Brewers to provide a tested and potent arm for the back of their bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Former All-Star lefty Nestor Cortes, minor-league second baseman Caleb Durbin and cash considerations were traded to Milwaukee to complete the deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been talking to Milwaukee about Devin for it feels like years,\u201d Yankees GM Brian Cashman said on a Zoom call. \u201cIt feels like every trade deadline, every spring training we\u2019ve had conversations with those guys, which have continued. And it\u2019s nice to find a match.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Brewers relief pitcher Devin Williams (38) pitches the ball against the San Francisco Giants. <span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe did rob Peter to pay Paul, but we felt that the risk was worth doing given who Williams is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The right-handed Williams, the 2020 NL Rookie of the Year and a two-time All-Star, owns a 1.83 ERA, a 1.023 WHIP and a whopping 14.3 strikeouts per nine innings over 241 career relief appearances. <\/p>\n<p>He pitched in just 22 games last season, however, after missing the first four months with stress fractures in his back.<\/p>\n<p>Williams also <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/03\/sports\/pete-alonso-blasts-game-saving-mets-homer-in-clutch-moment\/\">surrendered a go-ahead three-run homer to Pete Alonso<\/a> in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NL wild-card round, advancing the Mets to the NLDS.<\/p>\n<p>Williams, who earned $7.25 million in 2024, is eligible for arbitration this winter and can become a free agent next year. <\/p>\n<p>But Cashman said the Yankees \u201chaven\u2019t thought about\u201d signing him to an extension yet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Yankees traded away Nestor Cortes to the Brewers. <span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe just believe that we\u2019re better today than we were earlier today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Williams and the arbitration-eligible Cortes, who went 9-10 with a 3.77 ERA in 31 games (30 starts) last season, are both projected to make $7.7 million in 2025, according to MLB Trade Rumors.<\/p>\n<p>Cashman believes the Yankees moved Cortes \u2014 a first-time All-Star in 2022 \u2014 from a position of strength after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/10\/sports\/yankees-land-max-fried-after-juan-soto-disappointment\/\">signing former Braves lefty Max Fried to an eight-year contract<\/a> worth $218 million earlier this week in free agency, days after Soto\u2019s defection to the Mets.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Juan Soto Signs with Mets &amp; Yankees Start Pivot with Max Fried | The Show Ep. 130\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g_tCnNmjPEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even without Cortes, Fried gives the Yankees six potential starters along with Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon, Luis Gil, Clarke Schmidt and Marcus Stroman.<\/p>\n<p>As for the inclusion of Durbin, a potential internal candidate to replace free agent Gleyber Torres at second base, Cashman said the Yankees \u201chad to weigh leaving that lane for him versus acquiring someone the level of Devin Williams, and we decided right or wrong, we just felt it was harder to acquire someone of the level of Devin Williams than it would be to try to acquire infield circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams, a two-time winner of the Trevor Hoffman Award as the top reliever in the National League, certainly should bolster the back end of the bullpen for manager Aaron Boone. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Yankees infield prospect Caleb Durbin is part of the trade. <span class=\"credit\">Diamond Images\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yankees installed Luke Weaver as their closer late last season after two-time All-Star Clay Homes faltered. <\/p>\n<p>Holmes <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/06\/sports\/clay-holmes-leaving-yankees-for-mets-on-three-year-38-million-contract\/\">signed with the Mets earlier in the offseason<\/a> to convert to a starting role.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the Yankees <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/11\/sports\/yankees-reach-deal-to-keep-jonathan-loaisiga-in-the-bronx\/\">brought back reliever Jonathan Loaisiga<\/a>, who also <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/09\/sports\/mets-talking-to-jonathan-loaisiga-in-mlb-free-agency\/\">had generated interest from the Mets<\/a>, on a one-year deal with a club option for 2026 after he was limited to three appearances last season due to injuries. <\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGo beyond the box score with the Bombers\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThank you\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>They also still have interest in a reunion with righty Tommy Kahnle, another free agent from last year\u2019s relief corps.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the Yankees also are not expecting to be done making moves for position players following Soto\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/08\/sports\/juan-soto-signing-with-mets-on-15-year-765-million-contract\/\">departure for Queens in a landmark 15-year, $765 million deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees remain engaged in trade talks <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/11\/sports\/yankees-targeting-cubs-cody-bellinger-but-money-issues-remain\/\">involving outfielders Cody Bellinger of the Cubs<\/a>, and they still are interested in adding a first baseman such as Alonso or <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/10\/sports\/yankees-making-christian-walker-push-as-post-juan-soto-pivot-begins\/\">Arizona\u2019s Christian Walker<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>They also <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/11\/sports\/yankees-in-hot-pursuit-of-kyle-tucker-trade-so-are-these-teams\/\">had expressed interest in Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker<\/a>, but he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/13\/sports\/kyle-tucker-traded-to-cubs-as-yankees-juan-soto-void-remains\/\">was dealt Friday to the 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