The New York Yankees traded relievers Luis Cessa and Justin Wilson to the Cincinnati Reds late Tuesday night for a player to be named.
The move could signal the Yankees are pursuing a big addition to their bullpen and were looking to create room.
The deal was announced hours after New York won 4-3 at Tampa Bay, and Cincinnati finished off a 7-4 road victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.
The Yankees also made a bullpen move Monday, acquiring reliever Clay Holmes from the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor league infielders Hoy Park and Diego Castillo.
The 29-year-old Cessa went 3-1 with a 2.82 ERA in 29 relief appearances for the Yankees this season.
Wilson, 33, was 1-1 with a 7.50 ERA in 21 outings. The left-hander missed a combined 34 games during two stints on the injured list with left shoulder inflammation (March 29 to April 9) and a strained right hamstring (May 29 to June 30). He signed a one-year contract in February with a player option for 2022.
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1. villageidiom Posted: July 28, 2021 at 10:46 AM (#6030876)Also, their bullpen is pretty depleted now after last night's game.
Glad to. The Yankees are playing with their salary/roster spots in anticipation of some other trade deadline move in a situation where they are clearly treating the CBT threshold as a hard cap. They are pushing up against the threshold now, so these moves frees up some cap space.
I do think, however, that the Yankees had to trade a reliever they wouldn't have minded keeping (Cessa) in order to make room in the payroll and the 40-man.
So, to sum up:
Reds add relievers, one of whom might be useful, at modest cost.
Yankees clear roster space, with modest savings, for potential acquisition.
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