New York Yankees fans underwhelmed at team’s trade for pitching help: "There’s the big move we were all anticipating" "This was the big news?"
For New York Yankees fans who were begging the team to reinforce its injury-ravaged pitching staff, general manager Brian Cashman has heard you.
After defeating the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Opening Day, the Yankees broke the internet by acquiring, for cash considerations, pitcher Colten Brewer from the Tampa Bay Rays.
The collective, bewildered silence from Yankee Nation was deafening.
The New York Yankees today announced they have acquired RHP Colten Brewer from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations.
Welcome to Pinstripes 🙌 https://t.co/moHaU3UoQi
With three-fifths of the New York Yankees' starting rotation currently on the injury list, Brewer, who has started just four games -- all in 2020 -- and boasts a career WAR of 0.4 was pretty far from what the team's fans were hoping for. In four major-league seasons, Brewer has logged career numbers of 2-5, with a 5.04 ERA and 7.00 WHIP.
@Yankees Please don’t tell me this was the guy Aaron Boone said was going to be the last guy
@Yankees There’s the big move we were all anticipating
@Yankees So this was the big news? Lol
Many New York Yankees fans jokingly lamented the loss of cash considerations, a second base prospect acquired from the Baltimore Orioles. While many Yankees fans had anticipated that the team could deal with second baseman Gleyber Torres to acquire pitching help, few expected the team to part with cash considerations as a journeyman reliever.
@Yankees Really gave up this for Colten https://t.co/2AQBvBz64A
@Yankees How could Cashman trade a player like Cash Considerations away like that. #firecashman
@Yankees Best of luck cash considerations🫡
Others welcomed the largely unknown Brewer to the New York Yankees, but were quick to remind him that the team's policy banning facial hair remains in force. In this new era of MLB rule changes, some traditions remain the same. After all, even Jason Giambi cleaned up his beard and scraggly locks after signing with the Yankees.
@Yankees welcome. grab a razor and get comfortable.
@Yankees He's gonna have to shave that beard.
Just one day after answering Yankee fans' pleas for an upgrade in leftfield by signing journeyman outfielder Franchy Cordero after his release from the Baltimore Orioles, Cashman further doused fan wishes with a trade for the Brewers, who did not address the team's needs for a starter or a left-handed reliever.
@Yankees Franchy and Brewer. Let Cashman cook! https://t.co/mvVNwxkyaa
@Yankees Wait! So one LHP on the entire staff right now (as far as I know) as Cashman picks up another right RHP? Why not? I love this idea! What could go wrong? https://t.co/ww3tLhJyqm
Are the New York Yankees still in the trade market?
Just two days ago, Cashman told Chris Kirchner of the Athletic that he had not shut the door on pulling off a trade before Opening Day.
"It’s possible. Dialogue is ongoing. It’s always hard to pull off anything but you have to go through the motions to see if it’s possible."
While Opening Day has come and gone for the Yankees, is Cashman still looking to bolster either the team's pitching or outfield with talent beyond Cordero and Brewer? Yankee Nation certainly hopes so.