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New York Yankees Recap: Deivi Garcia and Kyle Barraclough struggle mightily in Yankees loss to the Phillies

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New York Yankees, Kyle Barraclough

The New York Yankees were at home last evening playing the Philadelphia Phillies. Deivi Garcia started the 6:35 pm meeting in the first inning, and he faced ex-Yankee Ivan Nova. It was a nice night for baseball with a game-time temperature of 62 degrees and a setting sun with light tropical breezes.

Deivi Garcia on the mound Andrew McCutchen walked, Hoskins forced out to Gio Ursheala,  McCutchen out at second. Harper walked, Segura walked loading the bases. With one out. Hererra flew out, Knapp struck out to let Garcia out of a 20-minute bases-loaded Jam. With Nova on the mound, LeMahieu struck out at the bottom, Aaron Judge ground out on the first pitch. Aaron Hicks ground out for the quick inning for Nova.

Garcia out for the second-faced Matt Joyce. Joyce walked on the seventh pitch, Garcia’s fourth walk in six hitters faced. Williams struck out swinging, ex-Yankee Ronald Torreyes flew out, back to the top of the lineup McCutchen ground out to end the half. Giancarlo Stanton facing Nova, walked. LIke Voit ground into a force-out, Stanton out at second base. Gleyber Torres popped out, and Gio Urshela grounded out for another short half for Nova.

In the third inning, with Hoskins hitting, Deivi Garcia ground out Hoskins. Harper followed with Haper lining out. Segura ground out for the first quick inning for Garcia. At the bottom of the third, Sanchez ground out, Brett Gardner lined out, but back to the top of the lineup DJ LeMahieu, he too lined out. At the bottom of the third closer, Aroldis Chapman took to the mound for some work. Herrera popped out. Knapp ground out to second. Matt Joyce, still in, flew out to Aaron Hicks to end the inning. Chapman looked sharp in the inning.

Ivan Nova, for the fourth inning of work, walked Aaron Judge on seven pitches. Aaron Hicks doubled, moving Judge to third base. Stanton walked the bases full. Luke Voit had a sac fly scoring the first Yankee run. Torres walked, Gio Ursahela ground into a double play ending the half. Darren O’Day got Willams to strikeout and Torreyes to line out. McCutchen ended the half with a strikeout. Yankees 1 Phillies 0.

At the bottom of the fifth, Gary Sanchez lined out. Brett Gardner walked, and LeMahieu struck out. Judge struck out quickly for a quick inning for the Phillies reliever.  In relief, Justin Wilson took care of the Phillies. The game remained at 1-0 through the seventh inning. At the top of the eighth with Luis Garcia on the mound, he allowed Torreyes a single, and he stole second base. Moniak grounded out, and Hall was called out on strikes, Torreyes advanced to third.. Jankowski walked, and the Phillies Garcia struck out, letting the Yankees’ Garcia out of the inning. Yankees 1 Phillies 0.

In the Yankees half of the eighth, Aaron Judge struck out, Greg Allen reached on a Phillies throwing error. Austin Wells replacing Stanton, who was hitless in the game, flew out to Moniak. Voit grounded out to end the eighth inning. With last licks on the line for the Phillies, the New York Yankees brought Kyle Barraclough out to close the game. Matt Vierling walked on five pitches. Logan O’Hoppe while Vierling stole second  O’Hoppe struck out, Cobral walked, two on, one out. Luke Williams walked on his ninth pitch, loading the bases for the Phillies. Barraclough had a wild pitch that scored Vierling for the tied game. Bryson Stott struck out. Barraclough was replaced by Yankee pitcher Reggie McClain who hit Moniak to load the bases again. Darick Hall doubled, allowing three Phillies runs. Phillies 4 Yankees 1.

Travis Jankowski grounded out to end the game. After Deivi Garcia struggled, the Yankees maintained a one-run lead through the ninth inning, but Barraclough and McClain let the game get away, allowing 4 runs to the Phillies. At the Yankees ninth Tyler Wade lined out, Velazquez flew out, and Brantly struck out swinging for the Yankee loss, the first in nine games. The winning pitcher was Sam Coonrad, and the loser was Kyle Barraclough.

The New York  Yankees lost this game because the Yankees’ pitching couldn’t hold the Phillies down when it counted. But the pitching alone can not be blamed for the loss because the Yankee hitting again failed to produce runs. The Yankees hitting has remained mostly silent in the last three games. The Yankees today will face the Baltimore Orioles. The Yankees will have Michael King on the mound facing the Orioles Matt Harvey in another home game.

New York Yankees: Six non-roster invites who can make an impact in 2021

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New York Yankees, Adam Warren

On Wednesday, the New York Yankees announced that they signed 20 players to minor league deals with invitations to Spring Training. Six of the 20 have significant MLB experience and could make an impact for the Yankees in 2021.

Kyle Barraclough

Barraclough, a 30-year-old RHP, has the potential to become a middle-reliever with the Yankees. In five MLB seasons, he has an ERA of 3.00 or less in three of them. Over his career, Barraclough has a 3.53 ERA with a 1.359 WHIP in just over 250 innings of action.

Jay Bruce

Bruce, in his prime, was known as one of the most prolific power-hitters in all of baseball. He had his fair share of struggles last season, but at 33-years-old, Bruce could still have a few good years left in the tank. Bruce struggles in the field, but has totaled over 300 home runs in his 13-year career with three all-star nominations.

Jhoulys Chacin

Chacin, 33, has been a starter for seven teams over 13 seasons. He most recently pitched for the Braves in 2020, where he made two appearances. Chacin has a 4.04 ERA in 257 games with a 1.332 WHIP and a 4.22 FIP. In addition to starting, Chacin can be used in long-relief or low-leverage bullpen situations.

Robinson Chirinos

Chirinos could potentially become the Yankees’ back-up catcher if he were to beat out Kyle Higashioka this spring. He has just a .231 career average but is more of a defensive catcher. Chirinos spent the 2019 season in Houston, where he worked well with Gerrit Cole. He’s thrown out 24% of runners attempting to steal over his career and has a 5.8 dWAR.

Derek Dietrich

Dietrich has the potential to become one of the Yankees’ utilitymen in 2021. A left-handed power-bat who can play both infield and outfield, Dietrich has a career .245 average with a 107 OPS+. His OBP has been greater than .325 in each of his last seven seasons and he’s known to frequently get hit by pitches. Dietrich’s only draw-backs are his defensiveive struggles and his lack of speed.

Adam Warren

Warren will be joining the Yankees for the fourth team, re-signing with the team who drafted him. His career ERA sits at 3.53, but has pitched significantly better in New York with a 3.18 ERA in pinstripes. Warren’s career ERA+ sits at 117 with a 1.231 career WHIP in nearly 500 innings. The 33-year-old righty has the potential to find himself in middle-innings once again for the Yankees.

New York Yankees: Veteran duo could make a major bullpen difference

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New York Yankees, Adam Warren

This off-season, one of the New York Yankees‘ goals was to bolster their already solid bullpen. The team reportedly signed veteran right-hander Darren O’Day to a one-year, $2.5 million deal and inked two other veterans to minor-league contracts. Adam Warren will return to the Yankees for the third time, while the team also added 30-year-old Kyle Barraclough. Both players missed the 2020 season but now have an opportunity with the most prestigious team in baseball.

Neither guys are locks to make the team out of Spring Training, but both can potentially have great success with the Yankees.

Adam Warren

Warren was drafted in the fourth round of the 2009 MLB draft by the Yankees and made his MLB debut with the team in 2012. After the 2015 season, the Yankees dealt him to the Chicago Cubs in a deal that brought Starlin Castro to New York. Just months later, the Yankees acquired Warren back in a trade that sent Aroldis Chapman to Chicago.

Warren spent two more years with the Yankees before a 2018 trade with the Mariners sent him to Seattle. He finished the season in Seattle and then signed a one-year deal with the Padres for 2019.

Across eight seasons, Warren has a 3.53 ERA with a 117 ERA+ and a 4.02 FIP. However, Warren’s stats in New York are significantly better than with any other team. He has a 3.18 ERA in New York with a 129 ERA+ and a 3.61 FIP.

Warren’s shown to have great success before with the Yankees, and it would boost the bullpen if he can do it again. If he makes the club out of Spring Training, he should have a middle-relief role with the Yankees.

Kyle Barraclough

Barraclough had a lot of success earlier on in his career, but the past few seasons have been rough for the five-year veteran. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted Barraclough in the 7th round of the 2012 MLB draft and remained with the organization until 2015 when a trade for Steve Cishek sent him to the Miami Marlins. Barraclough debuted in the majors around a month later and performed well with a 2.59 ERA and a 3.42 FIP.

2016 was just as dominant for Barraclough, pitching to a 2.85 ERA and a 2.11 FIP. He performed well in 2017, but 2018 was rough for him, ending with an ERA of 4.20 and a FIP of 4.97.

After the 2018 season, Barraclough was dealt to the Nationals for cash considerations. He never panned out with Washington, recording a 6.66 ERA in 33 games in 2019. The Nationals placed Barraclough on waivers, and the San Francisco Giants claimed him. In 10 appearances, he recorded a 2.25 ERA, showing he still has some promise.

If the Yankees can get Barraclough back to where he was a few seasons ago, it would be huge for the Yankee bullpen. He likely will begin in a low-leverage role with the team but could work his way into late-innings situations with success.

Report: New York Yankees sign relief pitcher to deal

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New York Yankees, Kyle Barraclough

The New York Yankees and general manager Brian Cashman has been extremely active over the past few weeks, especially when it comes to bolstering the starting pitching rotation. From acquiring Corey Kluber to Jameson Taillon, the Yankees are preparing for a World Series caliber season, but it all is predicated on the health of their players.

Cashman took a significant risk this off-season, something he acknowledged with the acquisition of Kluber and Taillon, two starters who are coming off serious injuries. Neither have pitched more than 37 innings over the past two years, so he’s put a lot of chips in on players who could easily flop. Alternatively, they could prove to be genius moves, as both are cost-efficient and represent dominant players at the top of their game.

As important as starting quality is, acquiring depth is also a necessity. The Yankees signed Kyle Barraclough to a minor-league contract on Wednesday, according to MLB.com. At 30 years old, Barraclough pitched in the MLB during the 2019 season, having also played for Washington and Miami.

His most recent sample size came in 2019, pitching just 33.2 innings and logging a 5.61 ERA. His best season to date came in 2016 with the Miami Marlins, when he pitched 72.2 innings and earned a 2.85 ERA. He had an astronomically high strikeout per nine rate at 14.00. He also forced an incredible number of ground balls at 52.1%. He has another fastball pitcher with good velocity, averaging 95.1 in his career. During his prime in 2016, he hit 96.5, but that is slowly trickled down to 93.9 in 2019.

The Yankees might see him as a potential supplement if they are required to fill spots due to injury. The bullpen is a bit weak after losing Tommy Kahnle and trading away Adam Ottavino. They did acquire Darren O’Day in free agency, but you could make the argument that their relief unit is a bit spotty.

While I would bet my chips on the bullpen being solid yet again in 2021, having a bit of depth never hurts. That is where Barraclough comes in to play, and hopefully, the Yankees never have to use him, and they can keep their players healthy.