{"id":43804,"date":"2025-04-25T03:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43804"},"modified":"2025-04-25T03:36:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T03:36:21","slug":"analyst-urges-yankees-to-acquire-former-top-pitching-prospect-to-bolster-rotation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43804","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Urges Yankees to Acquire Former Top Pitching Prospect to Bolster Rotation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"has-video 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\/04\/GettyImages-2208038702-e1745518875234.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208038702-e1745518875234.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208038702-e1745518875234.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2208038702-e1745518875234.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1513\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have had multiple key starting pitchers go down with injuries, so one analyst urges them to acquire a former top pitching prospect.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees have lost Gerrit Cole, Luis Gil, and Marcus Stroman to injuries. With that,\u00a0MLB analyst Andrew Wright of Newsweek urges\u00a0the Yankees to acquire Triston McKenzie from the\u00a0Cleveland Guardians, who was recently DFA\u2019d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcKenzie can be traded or placed on outright waivers any time prior to Friday and if he clears waivers, he will be free to sign with any team,\u201d Wright\u00a0wrote. \u201cIf that is what happens, (a) landing spot for the young right-hander: New York Yankees<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGerrit Cole\u2019s season-ending injury played a big part in the Yankees making this list. A recent injury to Marcus Stroman also makes pitching a position of need for New York,\u201d Wright added. \u201cInjury history of both Clarke Schmidt and Luis Gil could be a concern, so a signing of McKenzie and a stint in Triple-A to allow him to get built back up as a starter could be a good idea for New York and it could give itself more depth if another starter goes down with an injury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie is a former top pitching prospect who was selected in the first round by the Guardians in 2015. He was long viewed as a future ace, but the right-hander failed to live up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p>The right-hander\u00a0had an 11.42 ERA in 5.2 innings\u00a0as he was demoted to the bullpen to begin the season. His best year came in 2022, when he went 11-11 with a 2.96 ERA in 30 starts, while striking out 190.<\/p>\n<h2>Yankees Have Injuries to Key Starters<\/h2>\n<p>New York lost Cole for the entire season due to Tommy John surgery, while Gil has yet to make his debut due to injury, and Stroman is also injured.<\/p>\n<p>With those three injured, New York could take a flyer on McKenzie, as it wouldn\u2019t cost much. As well, Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed Stroman isn\u2019t any closer to returning from his injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s still feeling some things in there, so he threw, but it\u2019s still kind of clearing the path for him,\u201d Boone\u00a0said on April 21. \u201cBecause he was still feeling some things in there\u2026 I know there\u2019s probably some nerve stuff in there that was irritating it a little bit. We\u2019ll continue to work to try to get him physically where he needs to be and then hopefully start building him back up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gil is also a long way from returning, so perhaps the Yankees do take a shot on McKenzie and see if he can get back to form in a low-risk move.<\/p>\n<h2>Guardians Wish McKenzie Well<\/h2>\n<p>Guardians manager Stephen Vogt wishes McKenzie well after the team announced they had DFA\u2019d the former top prospect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was really difficult to find innings for Triston, and that\u2019s what led to the decision,\u201d Vogt\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/mlb\/article\/guardians-dfa-former-first-round-pick-triston-mckenzie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">said<\/a>. \u201cIt was tough because of his history here We wish Triston well, regardless of if he gets claimed or stays with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenze appeared in 88 games, while starting 80 during his tenure with the Guardians.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0have had multiple key starting pitchers go down with injuries, so one analyst urges them to acquire a former top pitching prospect. 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