{"id":52967,"date":"2025-06-03T00:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T00:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52967"},"modified":"2025-06-03T00:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T00:38:36","slug":"yankees-silently-rid-themselves-of-depth-starter-they-never-shouldve-signed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52967","title":{"rendered":"Yankees silently rid themselves of depth starter they never should&#8217;ve signed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">What was the point of any of this?!<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Boston Red Sox v Chicago White Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_52,w_3916,h_2202\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jwrwchvqfn6gex89km.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox v Chicago White Sox\" width=\"3916\" height=\"2202\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Boston Red Sox v Chicago White Sox | Quinn Harris\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There&#8217;s no such thing as a bad minor-league deal, but there&#8217;s certainly such a thing as a bad pitcher on a minor-league deal. The New York Yankees certainly knew that lesson before Sunday, but they learned it again during their end-of-May roster tidying at the Triple-A level.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">After a season in which he subtracted a remarkable 1.3 bWAR from the White Sox and Pirates combined &#8211; in just nine total games! &#8211; the Yankees tossed Jake Woodford a life raft with a minor-league pact. You can never have too much pitching, after all. 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In 10 outings (seven starts), he put up a 4.54 ERA, allowing more hits (45) than innings pitched (39 2\/3). He was a mainstay in Scranton&#8217;s rotation, for better or worse, but his departure will likely open up a golden opportunity for a higher-upside\u00a0Yankees pitching prospect like Cam Schlittler or Brendan Beck, both operating nicely at Double-A.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The addition of Woodford never made much sense in the first place, especially if the Yankees didn&#8217;t think they had anything in the chamber that could unlock another level within him. If they were willing to let him go after two month&#8217;s work, it&#8217;s pretty clear they don&#8217;t believe in his upside. 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