{"id":7700,"date":"2024-11-09T02:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T02:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2024-11-09T02:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T02:05:09","slug":"breaking-yankees-linked-to-signing-all-star-reliever-to-potentially-replace-ex-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=7700","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Linked to Signing All-Star Reliever to Potentially Replace Ex-Closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161191749-e1731092963817.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161191749-e1731092963817.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161191749-e1731092963817.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161191749-e1731092963817.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" data-img-load-time=\"435\" data-dom-ready-time=\"496\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yankees linked to signing Carlso Estevez.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0will have to address its bullpen this offseason and the team is linked to a former All-Star.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees have\u00a0Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle, Tim Hill as pending free agents, as New York has yet to re-sign any of them.<\/p>\n<p>Now, according to MLB insider Jon Morosi, the Yankees have interest in signing free agent reliever Carlos Estevez.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarlos Estevez is among the (many) free agent relievers in whom the Yankees have interest as the offseason begins,\u201d Morosi\u00a0reported on X.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez could fill the void of Holmes\u00a0who has been linked to sign with other teams in free agency. The right-hander fits as the Yankees set-up man and can help boslter the backend of the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez was an MLB All-Star in 2023 and spent the final stretch of the 2024 season with the\u00a0Philadelphia Phillies. Last season, Estevez\u00a0was 4-5 with a 2.45 ERA in 54 apperances including saving 26 games. In his career, Estevez is 27-31 with a 4.21 ERA in 438 games.<\/p>\n<h2>Holmes Lost Closer\u2019s Job With Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>Holmes was the Yankees closer but lost the job in early September after giving up a grand slam to the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>The right-hander led the MLB with 13 blown saves at the time of him losing the job. However, Holmes pitched well in the playoffs in a set-up role.<\/p>\n<p>Yankees manager\u00a0Aaron Boone\u00a0said he knew Holmes would be a key part of its roster in the playoffs despite the struggles in the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never felt like he was far off,\u201d Boone said, via\u00a0MLB.com. \u201cThere was a stretch where he got hit hard a couple of times and lost some saves. But, he never really was erratic with his command, and the stuff was all there\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always felt like even though I changed the role a little bit, knew he had everything to handle it. Especially being a really good pitcher. It\u2019s been good to see him really finish the season as strong as he did. And, obviously pitching as well as he is for us right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes\u00a0finished the year with a 3.14 ERA in 67 appearances. In the playoffs, he had a 2.25 ERA in 12 innings.<\/p>\n<h2>What Estevez Brings to The Yankees?<\/h2>\n<p>If New York can land Estevez, he would compete for the closer\u2019s job with Luke Weaver. But, even if he doesn\u2019t win the job, Estevez would be a great set-up man for New York.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez is known for his power as his fastball can hit 100MPH. He throws the fastball 61% of the time, while the right-hander also has a slider, a changeup, and a rarely-used curveball.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez gets good swing-and-miss as batters hit\u00a0just .198 against his fastball last season, while he had a whiff percentage of 23%. However, his strikeout percentage fell from 27.8% in 2023 to 23.6% last season. But, his walk percentage went from 11% to 5.7% last season as Estevez good a job with control last season.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez is one of the top relievers available and will be in line to get a multi-year deal.\u00a0MLBTradeRumors predicts he\u2019ll sign a three-year $27 million deal in free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Yankees linked to signing Carlso Estevez. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0will have to address its bullpen this offseason and the team is linked to a former All-Star. 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