Thanks! I figured Yankees are pretty stacked on offense going forward, but need some steadier starting pitching. Boyd has controllable pitching depth, and while he does not have a long track-record of success, it’s balanced by uncertainty over Andujar’s recovery from his season-ending surgery. In addition, while the Yankees have an insane amount of high-end relievers in Chapman-Britton-Ottavino-Kahnle-Green, they need other quality relievers to be able to come in and keep games close when they are losing or some pitchers aren’t available. This has been worsened by Holder’s implosion, and the inconsistency of people like Cessa and the AAA-shuttle relievers. Jimenez would provide them with a great option to turn to in these situations, a quality arm below the Yank’s top tier relievers.
I don’t see the Tigers wanting Andujar. Tigers will want high upside position player prospects (they have plenty of pitching prospects), because their window is a 2-3 years down the road.
Great trade for both teams!
Thanks! I figured Yankees are pretty stacked on offense going forward, but need some steadier starting pitching. Boyd has controllable pitching depth, and while he does not have a long track-record of success, it’s balanced by uncertainty over Andujar’s recovery from his season-ending surgery. In addition, while the Yankees have an insane amount of high-end relievers in Chapman-Britton-Ottavino-Kahnle-Green, they need other quality relievers to be able to come in and keep games close when they are losing or some pitchers aren’t available. This has been worsened by Holder’s implosion, and the inconsistency of people like Cessa and the AAA-shuttle relievers. Jimenez would provide them with a great option to turn to in these situations, a quality arm below the Yank’s top tier relievers.
I don’t see the Tigers wanting Andujar. Tigers will want high upside position player prospects (they have plenty of pitching prospects), because their window is a 2-3 years down the road.