{"id":9428,"date":"2024-11-13T07:35:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T07:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9428"},"modified":"2024-11-13T07:35:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T07:35:16","slug":"breaking-yankees-all-star-pitcher-predicted-to-sign-with-division-rival-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=9428","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees All-Star Pitcher Predicted to Sign With Division Rival in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2161214218-e1731466119791.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clay Holmes is predicted to sign with the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have questions in their bullpen as ex-closer Clay Holmes is a free agent.<\/p>\n<p>Holmes lost the Yankees\u2019 closer job in September but did pitch well as a set-up man in the playoffs. Although he lost the closer role, he still was an important part of the bullpen, but Tim Kelly of Bleacher Report predicts Holmes will sign with the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0in free agency on a two-year $24 million deal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe control problems that plagued him down the stretch of the regular season are hard to put out of your mind, and likely mean A) he won\u2019t be back with the Yankees and B) he\u2019s not going to make as much money as it once appeared he would,\u201d Kelly\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cStill, there will be plenty of contenders interested in Holmes, likely enough that he\u2019ll be able to get a multi-year deal if that\u2019s what he wants,\u201d Kelly added. \u201cHe would be a nice addition to the Orioles as a setup man for closer F\u00e9lix Bautista, who will return after missing the entire 2024 season recovering from Tommy John surgery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Kelly writes, Holmes would be a key set-up man for Baltimore. He would also leave the Yankees for a divisional rival and remain in the AL East for a team that is expected to compete with New York for the division crown.<\/p>\n<h2>Holmes Struggled in 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Holmes was one of the top relievers in baseball but did struggle with consistency in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The right-hander\u00a0was an All-Star in 2024\u00a0but did struggle after the All-Star break as his command was an issue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intersectionObserverRefElement\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cClay Holmes was an All-Star for the second time in three years this past campaign for the New York Yankees, posting a 2.77 ERA in 40 games during the first half of the season,\u201d Kelly wrote. \u201cHowever, the 31-year-old lost the closer\u2019s job late in the 2024 season, posting a 3.75 ERA in 27 games following the All-Star break.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But, as Kelly pointed out, Holmes\u00a0had a 2.25 ERA across 13 playoff appearances\u00a0with the Yankees.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Never Lost Faith in Holmes<\/h2>\n<p>Despite Holmes losing the closer\u2019s job, the Yankees never lost faith in him.<\/p>\n<p>New York still put him in high-leverage situations and during the playoffs, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said they had confidence in him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI never felt like he was far off,\u201d Boone\u00a0said. \u201cThere was a stretch where he got hit hard a couple times and lost some saves. But, he never really was erratic with his command, and the stuff was all there. \u2026 I 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, meanwhile, said he knew what he needed to fix to get better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew the things I needed to do to be successful. To help this team be the most successful that we can,\u201d Holmes said. \u201cFor me, it was just refocusing on those things and getting back to being my best. When I\u2019m at my best, my sinker is really good. I made it a point to figure that out and start throwing that more. It\u2019s been there, and I\u2019m starting to have some success with that again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holmes has been an All-Star in 2022 and 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clay Holmes is predicted to sign with the Baltimore Orioles. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have questions in their bullpen as ex-closer Clay Holmes is a free agent. 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