The Yankees Plan B kickstarted with the signing of starting pitcher Max Fried.
But what was next?
Nope, here’s all star closer Devin Williams to lock down the 9th inning for ya.
Completely out of left field.
Here’s the haul for Williams, who enters 2025 with one year of team control remaining.
Let me tell ya, that package for Williams is legit nothing.
With the addition of Fried, Nestor Cortes was on the outside looking in with the starting rotation.
For all intents and purposes he was a long man and a depth piece, aka super expendable.
Caleb Durbin is an interesting cat.
He’s only 5'6" but can play all over the field.
He does not strike out.
During the most recent Arizona Fall League he jumped off the page and became a name.
That being said, a year ago he was a no name.
The Yankees are using his recent momentum and flipping him for an impact player.
That’s something they’ve rarely done with prospects.
Can Durbin turn into a nice player?
You have to be aggressive and acquire legit MLB players.
So much for Cashman and Boone telling everyone that Durbin was their starting second baseman for 2025.
I love this move.
Yesterday the team announced Johnny Loaisga was coming back.
Imagine he could get into May without his elbow exploding?
Concerns with Williams are he missed a good chunk of last year with a back problem.
Those don’t necessarily go away, but he was his usual dominant self in the second half.
In 22 regular season appearances he only allowed an earned run in two of them.
His changeup falls off the planet and he doesn’t walk guys.
This is a tremendous move for the Yankees, especially considering what they gave up.
Now that they have the pitching squared away for 2025, it’s time to address the lineup.
You need a 1B, 3B/2B, and a LF.
There’s plenty more to come, but Plan B is off to a really nice start.
Nestor and Clay Holmes just became Max Fried and Devin Williams.
This is a good response, but need more.
Let’s see to it no tip pitching with the Yankees hey
