The Yankees have agreed to a minor league cope with righty Colten Brewer, studies Robert Murray of FanSided. The Professional Brokers, Inc. consumer can be again for a second stint with the Yankees and can obtain an invitation to massive league camp subsequent spring.
Brewer, 32, pitched 8 1/3 innings with the Yankees in 2023 and spent the majority of that season with their Triple-A affiliate. He spent the 2024 marketing campaign with the Cubs, pitching 20 2/3 innings with a grim 5.66 ERA however a extra encouraging 23.2% strikeout fee versus a 9.5% stroll fee. The 6’4″ righty has pitched in components of six massive league seasons for 4 groups, compiling 120 innings of 5.10 ERA ball.
Although Brewer doesn’t have a standout MLB observe file, he’s been strong in components of seven Triple-A seasons, working 164 2/3 innings with a 4.10 ERA, a 26.6% strikeout fee and a 9.5% stroll fee. He averaged 94.3 mph on his heater this previous season and, like many Yankees pitching targets, has proven a repeated penchant for inducing ground-balls. Simply over half the batted balls put into play towards Brewer in his massive league profession have been grounders (50.1%).
Apart from an uncharacteristic six homers in 25 2/3 innings in 2020, Brewer has performed job of each retaining the ball within the yard and avoiding exhausting contact. He yielded only a 31.9% hard-hit fee in Triple-A this previous season and an excellent stingier 28.3% mark with the Yankees in 2023. Total, Brewer was glorious with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2023, recording 20 2/3 innings of 1.80 ERA ball for the Yankees’ high affiliate that yr. He parlayed that success right into a run with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan however returned stateside this previous season.
Clearly, Brewer’s minor league deal is way from the most impactful Yankees information of the day. Nevertheless, he’ll give the Yanks an skilled reliever with a pleasant Triple-A observe file and loads of grounders to stash within the higher minors. Brewer has pitched in six of the previous seven MLB seasons — 2022 being the lone exception — and must be in line for a name ought to the Yankees want an additional arm within the occasion of accidents and/or a stretch that closely taxes the large league bullpen.
