The Yankees bolstered their bullpen on Monday, buying left-handed reliever Caleb Ferguson in a commerce with the Dodgers in alternate for lefty Matt Gage and Minor League right-hander Christian Zazueta.
Ferguson, 27, posted a 3.43 ERA with 70 strikeouts and a 1.44 WHIP in 60 1/3 innings for Los Angeles final yr. He tied for the Dodgers staff lead with 68 appearances, together with seven begins as a one-inning opener. He averaged 95.8 mph on his four-seam fastball, a profession excessive, and he ranked within the 97th percentile in MLB with a 3% barrel fee.
The wholesome season and velocity bump had been massive for Ferguson, who missed the 2021 season after present process Tommy John surgical procedure in September 2020. He was glorious upon his return to motion in 2022, posting a 1.82 ERA with 37 punchouts over 34 2/3 innings, however he additionally spent a while on the IL that yr with left forearm tendinitis.
Gage, 30, was not too long ago claimed by the Yankees off waivers from the Astros, and he spent many of the 2023 season with Triple-A Sugar Land.
Zazueta, 19, has a 4.54 ERA over 73 1/3 innings for the Yankees’ Dominican Summer time League affiliate over the previous two seasons.
