It wasn’t a losing fight for the Yankees. Rather, it wasn’t a fight at all.
noti.group’s Joel Sherman reported the Yankees were not a part of the bidding to try to retain Luke Weaver, who is finalizing a two-year, $22 million deal with the Mets as of Wednesday.
The deal for the free agent is still pending a physical and does not include option years or an opt-out.
The Mets will now have three former Yankees closers — Weaver, Devin Williams and Clay Holmes, who just wrapped his first season in Queens — as a part of the rotation.
After the Yankees acquired Williams from the Brewers last year, Weaver reverted to a setup role for his second full year with the pinstripes.
However, it wasn’t successful as 2024. The righty dealt with injuries and went 4-4 with a 3.62 after holding a 2.89 ERA the previous season.
Things turned worse in the postseason when he allowed five runs and four hits across three appearances against the Red Sox and Blue Jays. He watched it all balloon to a 135.00 ERA.
Following a final line of going 12-8 with a 3.22 ERA across 129 games from 2023-25, the Yankees passed on bidding for Weaver.
Instead, Weaver will be teaming up again with Williams, who agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with the Amazin’s on Dec. 1.
The pair will be a part of a bullpen rebuild as former closer Edwin Diaz and relievers Tyler Rogers, and Gregory Soto left Queens in free agency.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
