{"id":44866,"date":"2025-04-29T02:33:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44866"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:33:53","slug":"breaking-yankees-could-target-62-million-closer-after-devin-williams-demotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44866","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Yankees Could Target $62 Million Closer After Devin Williams Demotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Devin Williams era as the closer of the New York Yankees is over &#8212; at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Boone announced on Sunday\u00a0a change will be made\u00a0at the back end of his bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For right now, I&#8217;m going to take (Williams) out of that role,&#8221; Boone told reporters, per Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Yankees are back to square one with who they will deploy in the ninth inning. However, one possibility could be Jhoan Dur\u00e1n from the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.webp?w=790&amp;f=ee49538c5ef9fd67baad8150787f39cf 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.jpg?w=790&amp;f=ee49538c5ef9fd67baad8150787f39cf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.webp?w=900&amp;f=7d765819c6c606bc9b3bf2dd0536fc9c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.jpg?w=900&amp;f=7d765819c6c606bc9b3bf2dd0536fc9c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.webp?w=790&amp;f=ee49538c5ef9fd67baad8150787f39cf 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.jpg?w=790&amp;f=ee49538c5ef9fd67baad8150787f39cf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.webp?w=450&amp;f=e0c3a6debc0fd608b993bc73a380c508 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.jpg?w=450&amp;f=e0c3a6debc0fd608b993bc73a380c508 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.webp?w=1200&amp;f=f954792fe17253f1503633145f43d82c\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2631733\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2631733\/minnesota-twins-pitcher-jhoan-duran.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=f954792fe17253f1503633145f43d82c\" alt=\"Minnesota Twins pitcher Jhoan Duran\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA &#8211; APRIL 22: Jhoan Duran #59 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning at Target Field on April 22, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">David Berding\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Through 12 games so far this season, Dur\u00e1n holds a 1.59 ERA and two saves. However, his lack of saves is simply because the Twins aren&#8217;t a good team currently.<\/p>\n<p>Over his last two seasons, Dur\u00e1n has posted 50 saves in a Minnesota uniform to showcase he can handle the pressure of the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<p>While the Yankees\u00a0aren&#8217;t writing off Williams completely, there&#8217;s certainly an argument he could benefit from a closer-by-committee situation. Dur\u00e1n would help fit this perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to do everything we can to get him right because we know how good he is and how valuable he&#8217;s going to be for us,&#8221; Boone told reporters about Williams, according to The Athletic&#8217;s Chris Kirschner.<\/p>\n<p>Boone may be correct, but he couldn&#8217;t continue to trot Williams out there when it matters the most despite his success in the same role in Milwaukee. Dur\u00e1n has shown he can handle the pressure and should be a target for the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>If the Yankees pursued Dur\u00e1n, it may require them to cough up a strong return. The 27-year-old closer has\u00a02 1\/2 years of team control remaining\u00a0with the Twins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Devin Williams era as the closer of the New York Yankees is over &#8212; at least for now. 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