{"id":21477,"date":"2025-01-23T07:08:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21477"},"modified":"2025-01-23T07:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T07:08:49","slug":"breaking-analyst-urges-yankees-to-sign-veteran-reliever-in-bargain-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=21477","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Analyst Urges Yankees to Sign Veteran Reliever in \u2018Bargain\u2019 Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<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\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2173618489-e1737579745273.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2173618489-e1737579745273.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2173618489-e1737579745273.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-2173618489-e1737579745273.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1804\" data-img-load-time=\"1830\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Analyst urges Yankees to sign Andrew Chafin<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\">New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0acquired Devin Williams to be the team\u2019s closer, but one analyst believes the team shouldn\u2019t be done shoring up the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>MLB analyst Rucker Haringey of FanSided believes the Yankees still have some holes to fill, including a left-handed reliever. One move Haringey believes the Yankees need to make is signing Andrew Chafin in free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_bwul1g4yq\">\u201cThe team still needs a lefty with swing-and-miss stuff to match up with quality left-handed hitters in high-leverage situations,\u201d Haringey\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fansided.com\/3-last-minute-moves-yankees-can-plug-holes-roster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cTanner Scott would have been the ideal signing for Boone and his coaching staff but the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\">Dodgers\u2019<\/a> offer far exceeded what New York was willing to pay. That means the club should pivot to Andrew Chafin as the runner-up in their left-handed reliever sweepstakes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_93jl1rko1\">\u201cThe former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/texas-rangers\/\">Rangers<\/a>\u00a0star appeared in 62 games last season and struck out 70 batters in just 56.1 innings. He may have lost a tick or two on his fastball in recent years but he\u2019s still exceedingly tough on quality left-handed hitters,\u201d Haringey added. \u201cThere\u2019s a chance Chafin can be landed on a one or two-year deal with a moderate salary based on his age. Every day that passes should see his asking price decline. The Yankees can\u2019t wait too long to bounce on the potential bargain southpaw.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_93jl1rko1\">With Chafin still on the open market, he likely won\u2019t get a major deal as Harigney writes.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_93jl1rko1\">The left-handed reliever spent last season with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\/\">Detroit Tigers<\/a>\u00a0and Texas Rangers. He pitched in 62 games going\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/andrew-chafin-605177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">4-3 with a 3.51 ERA<\/a>. He\u2019s appeared in 601 career games and has been a full-time reliever outside of three starts in 2014.<\/p>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_93jl1rko1\">Yankees Have Shown Interest in Chafin<\/h2>\n<p>New York has been looking to further solidify its bullpen and Chafin has been one name mentioned as a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today MLB insider Bob Nightengale reported back on January 7 that the Yankees have shown interest in Chafin and even spoke to him about a potential deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe Yankees \u2013 who pounced quickly after Juan Soto turned down their $760 million offer by signing Fried to an eight-year, $218 million contract, trading for closer Devin Williams and outfielder Cody Bellinger, and signing first baseman Paul Goldschmidt \u2013 now are seeking a left-handed reliever and an infielder,\u201d Nightengale\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/01\/07\/mlb-rumors-pete-alonso-alex-bregman-news\/77499267007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThey are actively trying to deal starter Marcus Stroman and clear his $18 million salary. They have had talks with free-agent left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin and infielder Brendan Rodgers,\u201d Nightengale added. \u201cThe best news for the Yankees is that the AL has gotten weaker this winter. With the National League teams outspending the AL by nearly $900 million.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chafin would help replace the void of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/tim-hill-657612\">Tim Hill<\/a>\u00a0in the Yankees\u2019 bullpen who\u2019s still a free agent.<\/p>\n<h2>Williams Eager to be New York\u2019s Closer<\/h2>\n<p>New York will have a new closer in 2025 as Williams will look to lock down games for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Williams was acquired by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/milwaukee-brewers\/\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>\u00a0and he\u2019s excited to be the Yankees closer and etch his name in the team\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited for it,\u201d Williams\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/devin-williams-helps-reshape-yankees-bullpen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>. \u201cThey obviously have a long history; Mariano, Aroldis (Chapman), they\u2019ve been the best of the best. I\u2019m just trying to add my name to that list, hopefully. I think it\u2019ll be good for me. I\u2019m someone who thrives off the energy. When I can feed off the fans, that\u2019s always a good thing for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/devin-williams-642207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">went 1-0 with a 1.25 ERA in 22 games<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Analyst urges Yankees to sign Andrew Chafin The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0acquired Devin Williams to be the team\u2019s closer, but one analyst believes the team shouldn\u2019t be done&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Analyst Urges Yankees to Sign Veteran Reliever in \u2018Bargain\u2019 Move - 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