The Yankees reunited with Jonathan Loáisiga on a one-year deal with a 2026 club option. Loáisiga, an ISE Baseball client, is reportedly guaranteed $5MM. He’ll receive a $500K signing bonus and a $4.5MM salary with a $5MM club option for 2026. The deal contains bonuses that could push the value of the option to $5.5MM. Loáisiga is reportedly hoping to be back on the mound by late April after undergoing an internal brace surgery this past spring.
Loáisiga, 30, began his professional career with the Giants, signing as an international free agent in 2012. Unfortunately, he struggled with injuries, and the Giants released him partway through the 2015 season. The Yankees scooped him up in 2016, but it wasn’t long before his injury troubles came back. He suffered a torn UCL, and Tommy John surgery kept him off the field until June 2017. Yet, he was sensational upon his return, pitching to a 1.38 ERA and 2.17 FIP in 32.2 innings between Rookie Ball and Low-A. It was enough for MLB Pipeline, FanGraphs, and Baseball America to rank him among the top 25 prospects in New York’s farm system entering 2018. After another strong showing that year, he shot up to the no. 2 spot on all three lists.
Success eluded Loáisiga at the big league level over his first three seasons from 2018-20. It didn’t help that various injuries plagued him during that time, most notably a shoulder strain in 2019. However, things changed when the righty moved into a full-time relief role in 2021. He continued to deal with shoulder problems (he spent most of September on the IL), but when he was on the field, he was one of the best relievers in the sport. Loáisiga pitched to a 2.17 ERA and 3.01 SIERA over 70 2/3 innings. His sinker, which was suddenly touching triple-digits, became his new primary pitch, and he paired it with a new-look curveball that was practically unhittable. Meanwhile, his changeup was his strongest weapon against opposite-handed hitters, and it helped him post almost equally impressive numbers against righties and lefties alike.
Sadly, Loáisiga has yet to pitch a full season since his 2021 breakout. His shoulder gave him trouble once again in 2022, while his elbow problems returned the following season. He had surgery to address bone spurs in his elbow in April 2023 and internal brace surgery to repair a torn UCL in April 2024. He has only pitched 69 2/3 innings over the past three years, putting up a 3.62 ERA and 3.91 SIERA. Yet, he still has plenty of promise in his powerful right arm. He averaged 98 mph on his sinker over three appearances this past April, and the handful of curveballs he threw still looked filthy. That explains why several teams expressed interest in signing him this winter, including the Padres, Rangers, Mets, and Blue Jays.
It’s also a promising sign that the team that knows him (and his injury history) best is the team that ultimately re-signed him. Unlike some of Loáisiga’s other suitors (namely the Padres and Rangers), the Yankees don’t need to hunt for bargains or bet on buy-low free agent targets. They just signed Max Fried to a massive eight-year deal, and they’re not done looking for upgrades as they try to replace Juan Soto in the aggregate. They wouldn’t have signed Loáisiga if they didn’t think he could be a valuable contributor to their bullpen.
The Yankees lost several relievers to free agency this offseason, including Clay Holmes, Tommy Kahnle, and Tim Hill. Thus, Loáisiga will slot into a ’pen that lacks high-leverage arms after Luke Weaver and Ian Hamilton. General manager Brian Cashman will presumably remain active in the market for relievers; the Yankees were linked to All-Star closer Carlos Estévez earlier this offseason, while reunions with Kahnle and Hill could also be in the cards.
Levi Luna first reported the Yankees and Loaisiga were nearing agreement. ESPN’s Jorge Castillo confirmed an agreement on a one-year deal with a club option. The New York Post’s Jon Heyman reported the finances.
Checkmate
Only problem is Yankees playing checkers
Lol
Didn’t want him back, but I’m not totally upset about it.
His stuff is excellent; his health is not.
Like every other Yankee.
True but when healthy you see what they can accomplish. Hopefully 2025 is a healthy year for the Yankees. If so I believe they are a more well rounded team than in 2024
It’s almost certainly going to be a pretty team friendly deal imo.
Why, he has amazing stuff. Low risk high reward move!!
That’s a lot of guaranteed money for a middle reliever who is always hurt. In his 7 seasons, he’s only reached 50 innings once.
It’s worse than that. He’s only reached 32 innings twice.
Good relief depth. Has just always needed to stay healthy and usually can’t
GOOD! No more Mets BS…
Lol
denistaylor: That’s because Cohen and Stearns only liberate healthy ex-Yankees like Holmes and Soto. They’re too smart for damaged goods like this guy.
Is your hair red? Do you have step-parents?
Are you always such a shmuck or are you just showing off for me?
Projection and you: when every accusation is a confession
Baron: Remember this taunt when Holmes loses the plate and walks 5 in 2 innings. He has great stuff but he goes through spells where he can’t put it over the plate. When he’s a reliever you go to the next guy, as a starter you’re looking at asking your pen for 7-8 innings. I wish him well in a vacuum (can’t stand the Mets) but objectively I’d be concerned about him moving to the rotation on any team.
Holmes was healthy when he led the league in blown saves?? Yikes! I was hoping he was battling something beyond hitting too many barrels.
Battling to find the plate. Found the middle of it too often.
lol. Mets have been poaching yanks for a while. You did try to sign Loáisiga but he wanted to stay with the Yankees. When I mean poaching check out your manager and assistant pitching coach and one other coach. Severino is another one and you can have your new starter from the yanks. Good luck with that
The reason Loáisiga stayed with the Yankees is because they gave him a contract that nobody else was willing to give him. And you want to talk about poaching go back to the history of the Yankees and you’ll see plenty of poaching of ex-Mets. George Steinbrenner was practically obsessed with the 1980s Mets.
The Yankees know his medicals better than anyone else as well. If they were willing to pay him, they must feel ok about his health and his stuff.
Isn’t that sort of the definition of Free Agency? That most players sign with the team who offers the contract nobody else was willing to give them?
rocyanks:
I was responding to the fact that the other poster was trying to make it sound like it’s all about staying with the Yankees. I’m saying it’s about money. So yeah that’s free agency.
This was not meant for you. And you’re absolutely right that he wanted to remain a yankee. Love that he is back. I’m a diehard Yankee fan and literally watched over 100 games last year but started to turn the game off when Holmes went in for the save. Yikes! He didn’t prove me wrong in that he literally was the cause of over 12 blown saves. I don’t bash other fans of other teams but when people make obscure remarks against the Yanks I try to abstain from retaliation and just see this as jealousy
Your new owner loves to poach. I’m talking recent history not the past way back. If you want we can talk about the Mets past that has not much history. Yanks have a rich history. Now you got Soto so now you have to go to the World Series or bust. Rich owner buying up for the last 4 years. Let’s stay in the present and don’t live in the past. You wouldn’t like your results
Robert Nelson:
If you want to stay in the present, that’s fine, but I’m pretty sure that’s not going to work out well for you. You’re buying up retreads at this point (see: Bellinger, Goldschmidt). That’s the way the Mets used to be. Your history is becoming less rich.
Yanks just went to the ws so anyway you shake it out we will always have the rich history that the Mets can only dream of. One player and you’re cocky. Mets won’t make the World Series during the next 5 years. Got to get by the Dodgers, Philly, San Diego and the Braves. Mets use to be cheap now they buy. So what do you think your chances are. Zero! Yanks will get more out of the two players you mentioned over Soto. Did nothing in SD and he won’t get you to the WS. Keep it coming. I’m retired and have time to waste on you.
Robert Nelson:
Yeah, and the Mets just went to the NLCS. Who cares? I don’t care about the Yankees history. What I care about is the present and the future. And then you show your ignorance by saying the Mets won’t make the World Series in the next five years, as though you could possibly know that. And what would you base it upon? They have a very good team and a lot of resources. You’re just saying what you hope will happen, not what you know will happen. I will keep it coming. What you say is not based in logic it’s just based in fantasy. Soto is an excellent player with a great track record. Goldschmidt is washed up and Bellinger, you never know if he’s going ti have a good year or a terrible year.
Your living in the fantasy world if you believe your any better than last year. Mets have a noticeable much tougher road to the WS than the Yankees. Trout and Otani didn’t succeed at all together. Soto had his best year as a Yankee and his follow up won’t see the numbers this good with the Mets. Yanks have always been successful in comparison to the Mets. Mets didn’t make the big one last year and will be hard pressed to even come close. I predict Mets won’t make the playoffs in 2025! Your ignorance is showing and you need to keep your ignorant dream floating in your shallow brain
Robert Nelson:
The off-season isn’t over so there’s no point in judging a team and assessing if they’re better right now than they were at the end of last year because all the moves haven’t been made yet. We can only try and assess the moves that have been made to this point. You can say Soto had his best year as a Yankee, but what’s the implication? He had several other amazing seasons that were relatively close to that year. It’s not like he had this unbelievable career year last year that weren’t mostly in live with seasons he has had before. Most of his numbers were pretty much in line with what he typically does in a season. Soto had seasons with a higher OPS without Judge . He’ll do what he normally does. And yes, the American League stunk last year so the Yankees had an easier road, but because it stunk last year doesn’t mean it will stink again next year. You just sound like an ignorant fan who automatically assumes the Yankees will win just because they are the team you root for and the Mets won’t win because you don’t want them to. You just don’t seem like an intelligent fan who backs anything up with any real knowledge.
Mets haven’t won a World Series since 1986. Who do you think you are? You’re predicting certain players are retreads and washed up. How would you know. New environment and wearing the pinstripes is why Goldy chose the yanks for less money and less years. Your ignorance is believing that Cohen can spend to buy a championship. Well you certainly are trying and even mortgaging the future with deferrals. Case in point Manea and Lindor. Your Mets need to defer much more to even be near the Dodgers talented roster. Your brain dead as you sound like an idiot who believes you can even compare the Mets to the Yanks. Keep your zombie apocalyptic brain where it belongs, in the trash.
Robert Nelson:
Right off the bat you start out with stupidity. You talk about how the Mets haven’t won a World Series since 1986 so who do I think I am? As though the validity of my posts have something to do with when the Mets last won a World Series. That’s just dopey. I’m saying Goldschmidt is washed up because he is. For most of last season he was terrible. Look at his overall numbers, they are not good. What makes that hard to understand? But you’re the typical ignorant Yankees fan who thinks because a guy puts on a Yankees uniform he’s suddenly going to become good again in his late 30s. We’ve seen enough evidence of that not being true. And where are you getting that he took less years and less money to sign with the Yankees? Nobody was giving him a multi year contract, you dolt. Cohen isn’t buying a championship. In case you haven’t paid attention and it’s clear you haven’t, the Mets are actually building up their farm system as well. A farm system of which most publications rate higher than the Yankees farm system. And how exactly are Lindor‘s contract and Manaea’s contract mortgaging the future? Cohen has a ton of money and whatever he’s paying them will not get in the way of any financial decisions in the future. Nothing you say makes any sense. It’s embarrassing.
You hit the nail on the head. Don’t judge what the yanks have done. Your unintelligent assessment is contrary to what you’re saying. Don’t judge. Isn’t that what you’re doing. Your uninformed opinion and your jealousy rages hate for the Yankees. I see this. Your assumption that I said the Yankees would plow through the American League because they are a weaker league. I don’t assume anything and your ignorance is betraying what little knowledge your have. I still here and love what your bringing to the table. I will dig in a little harder with much more insight I have and what you lack. Chow for now
Robert Nelson:
More drivel. Just half baked opinions. What I said is you can’t judge the entirety of the off-season but you can make opinions of the moves that have already happened. What’s hard to understand about that? I’m not sure what you’re talking about. I never said anything about you saying the Yankees will plow through the American league. I was making the point that last year the American League was weak so it was easier for them to get through, but who’s to say what will happen next season. You’re having a hard time comprehending.
lol. You obviously haven’t read what you stated about Goldy being washed up. That was a statement from you. I differ in your statement as I believe he will be better than what yanks had last year. Your making a statement and understand what you say is what you mean. More drival. Catch up with what you say and don’t contradict yourself.
Robert Nelson:
What in the world are you talking about? Yes, I said I think Goldschmidt is washed up. What exactly is your point? Because you’re not making it well. What exactly are you considering a contradiction?? And I think maybe you should pick up a dictionary and learn what that word means.
Your judging. You stated don’t judge. What world do you come from. You need to read what you said. You said he is washed up. You didn’t say I think he’s washed up. You need to reassess what you mean and not confuse the heck out of me. Get your facts right and you need to pick up a dictionary so you can understand the meaning of what you write. Read your comment you sent me. Your response?
Your stupidity for trying to beef up the Mets. Also Cohen is not to buy a championship. Lol you’re an imbecile for lecturing me on edicate without recognizing your own stupidity. Cohen tried with outrage money for Sherzer and verlander. And a few tidbits about the farm system. Yanks just had to graduates with one whom just won ROY and Wells finished 3rd for ROY honors. Turnover is expected in minors and there was great results. So don’t lecture me on farm systems until you prove they are worthy mlbers. Wow. You are definitely a strange cat. If you try to take me to lunch with superior knowledge then I will starve. Get real and dump your arrogance where it belongs. En la basura!
Robert Nelson:
I never said that I don’t judge. Here, I will show you what I said because reading is not fundamental for you apparently.
“The off-season isn’t over so there’s no point in judging a team and assessing if they’re better right now than they were at the end of last year because all the moves haven’t been made yet. We can only try and assess the moves that have been made to this point.”
I said there’s no point in judging the entirety of a teams off-season but we can make individual assessments on each move. I’m making an assessment or a judgment on the Goldschmidt move. Understand? Sheesh.
Robert Nelson:
Your posts are dizzyingly stupid. You’re talking about Cohen paying for Verlander and Scherzer. That was before Stearns became the baseball president. Let’s try and stay in the present. As far as the Yankees farm system, yes Gil had a very big season. Which other of those players had a huge season or you do you say you feel very confident in? And the fact that Wells finished third in voting doesn’t say much to me. He’s 25 years old so that’s pretty old for a rookie. His numbers were nothing special.
Dizzy and dumb you are. Your claim to farm system. Yanks have 3 players in top 100. Dominguez #7. Mets have 3. This is final update mlb top 100 prospects. You’re so dumb that insinuate that the Mets have an outstanding farm system over what the yanks have. Do your research before you put your foot in your mouth.
Robert Nelson:
You are a simpleton. What guide are you even going by? What is “final update mlb top 100 prospects?” MLB.com has the Mets with five top 100 prospects, and the Yankees have one. USA Today has the Yankees with the 29th ranked farm system and the Mets with the 10th ranked farm system. Bleacher report also ranked the Yankees number 29 again and the Mets number 15. Anyway, you shake it, the Yankees now have one of the worst farm systems in baseball. So you’re just making up rankings or you’re pulling things from the sky. You’re so ill informed it’s laughable.
You’re as dumb as a doorknob. There were 5 Mets in the top 100 back in January 2024. Things change. Look at mlb top 100 in October. You’re living in the past. The top 100 changes quite a bit since then. What the heck are you playing with. Definitely not a full deck. I believe you’re mentally challenged or just don’t follow baseball enough. I love it and want more from you.
Robert Nelson:
You didn’t address the Yankees low farm rankings, did you? You have nothing to say about that because you don’t know what you’re talking about. According to mlb.com, the Yankees have Jasson Dominguez in the top 100. The Mets have Brandon Sproat, Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, Ryan Clifford, and Carson Benge. This is the current rankings from mlb.com, you fool. Carson Benge was just drafted in this last draft in July so this can’t be an old list, stupid. That’s five Mets prospects and one Yankees prospect in the top 100 current rankings from mlb.com.
Obviously you’re not very informed. Look at bleacher report November top 100. 2 yanks and 3 Mets. Dominguez at #9. Wake up and make sure you’re not looking at the past. Check it out and let me know. I just researched and can back it up. By the way it is one of many top 100 as there are 3 yanks and 3 Mets in mlb top 100. Do your research
Robert Nelson:
I just gave you mlb.com top prospect rankings and you completely ignore it. That’s the current rankings. You tell me I’m wrong and then when I give you a credible source, you say nothing about it. Just go ahead and look at mlb.com top 100 Prospect rankings and you’ll see what I see. There are different publications and they are all subjective, but I’ve given you two publications, including bleacher report which you’ve cited, which states the Yankees have the 29th ranked farm system. I have done research from several publications and given you data and you’re ignoring all of it and just telling me to do my research. I’ve told you two current publications that rank the Yankees as 29 and one current publication that puts five met prospects in the top 100 and 1 Yankee prospect in the top 100. I’m not saying your lists are wrong. I can’t verify them, but you’re certainly not going tell me my information is wrong because my information is accurate and up to date.
Are you ducking the bleacher report November update. You brought that up so look at it. Knowledge is power so back it up. BLEACHER REPORT. November update
Reply with bleacher report November update
Robert Nelson:
The top 100 prospect ranking is from mlb.com and it’s current. USA today from this month ranked the Yankees farm system as 29 and in September bleacher report ranked the Yankees farm system as 29. All current and up-to-date information from major publications.
And you’re completely ignoring bleacher report. I am telling you to check it ou because you brought this up
Bleacher report has Domingues at 9 and Spencer Jones at 100
Robert Nelson:
These rankings are of course subjective. Bleacher report put Spencer Jones in the top 100 but mlb.com doesn’t. And bleacher report has Carson Benge and Drew Galbert outside of the top 100 but mlb.com puts them in the top 100. In either publication the Mets have more top 100 prospects than the Yankees and the Mets system ranks significantly higher. Why are you dying on this hill?
Bleacher Report #98 Clifford #53 Williams and #38 Sproat…That’s it
Robert Nelson:
Yes, but you’re only using bleacher report because it partially serves your point. But it really doesn’t even serve your point that much because the Mets still have more top 100 prospects on that list than the Yankees. And I tell you bleacher report has the Yankees with the 29th ranked farm system and you completely ignore that fact. And you ignore the mlb.com ranking. I’m not saying mb.com is more accurate but why are you acting like bleacher report is a better ranking source?
Ahhhhh. Tune is changing to subjective. I have known this for many years. Top 100 prospect gets hurt and misses time and drops out of top 100. These top 100 are all subjective so we can agree on this. Wells was top 100 and graduated as well as Volpe. I am a true believer that you must have homegrown talent on the 25 man squad. Yanks are pretty decent with homegrown and I do see the Mets going in that direction. Just a quick note: yanks had more homegrown staters (including pitchers) than the dodgers had in the World Series. Of course it made no difference as the Yankees got slaughtered.
Of course, the prospect lists are subjective. We all know that. But at the end of the day, we have two prospect lists, one you provided and one I provided. And both of them have the Mets having more top 100 prospects than the Yankees. And two current publications that I provided have the Yankees ranked as the 29th farm system and the Mets ranked substantially higher. So there’s very good evidence to support what I’m saying more than what you’re saying. You seem to have a hard time acknowledging that though.
Look at the latest Fangraghs. Solid eveluators has 4 yanks and 4 Mets. Yes it is subjective. Two pitchers on the yanks were previously ranked with one out with injuries last year. But the mets Sproat is ranked #17. Go figure that they have Dominguez at 25 and Spencer Jones at 29. If this doesn’t do enough as far as the subjectiveness of rankings then it’s a moot point to argue.
I don’t see the latest FanGraphs, so I will have to take your word for that. Yes, prospects are a beauty is in the eye of the beholder kind of thing. I don’t think you’ll be able to find a single publication though that has the Yankees ranked higher than the Mets. The Yankees have a few guys at the top, but their system seems very shallow and they are ranked at the bottom at this point. They did graduate some prospects like you said, but to be fair I think the jury is still out on how good those guys are going to be. Gil has performed at a high level, but no other young player has performed at a high level. The Mets seem to be top 10 or at least middle of the pack in terms of rankings.
ESPN August ranking has 4 Yankees and 4 Mets. Check it out
I’m giving you three so far to check out. Fangraghs, bleacher report and espn
MLB team ranking prospects. Mets #13 yanks # 18
The only ranking I see ESPN is a pay for which I don’t have access to, so I can’t verify that, but I’ll take your word for it. So you’ve provided two sites that have them with the same amount of top 100 prospects and we have two other sites where the Mets have more top 100 prospects. And two sites where the Mets are substantially higher ranked overall prospect ranking. So the take away for me would still be that the Mets have the better farm system.
OK, well the two I provided two for you that have the Yankees ranked 29th. Even there the Yankees are ranked behind the Mets and that’s the closest gap I’ve seen. And the ones that ranked the Yankees 29th are from September and from a few days ago.
I never said the yanks ranked higher. They are not 29 though. I have seen August 15 team rankings on mlb and they are #18. That can change dramatically in the course of 6 months. Updates are always coming out and yanks have a very respectable amount of homegrown talent on the roster. I want to see more without having to pay free agents big money. Like Tampa and Milwaukee. They have that magic albeit needing to supplement with free agents in the big boy waters
Subjective. When they graduate and start then they have proved their value ranking. Only when they prove it in the show.
Robert Nelson:
Here’s what you said:
“You’re so dumb that insinuate that the Mets have an outstanding farm system over what the yanks have. Do your research before you put your foot in your mouth.”
Now I never insinuated or said anything about an outstanding farm system. Those were your words. But I was making the point that the Mets have a better farm system and everything we have gone over would seem to indicate that. And you can say the Yankees are not 29, and they might not be, but bleacher report, which you cited several times, has them currently at 29. USA today also has them at 29. So if we’re going to say these rankings are subjective, you can’t say you know they are not 29. That’s the fan in you talking. You can give your opinion, but that’s all it is. Just as I’ll give mine. I do agree of course it’s best to graduate your own guys from the farm system to develop them. It’s a very inexact science, though.
guess you never heard of frankie montas blue.. yeah what a healthy yankee he was.
Guess you never heard that Montas left the Yankees and was healthy pitching for the Reds and Brewers last year.
Try to keep up with the world outside of the Bronx.
Holmes. Wow man. You can have Holmes. One good year with Severino and now your pitching geniuses Back to Holmes. I will eat it if he can sustain as a starting pitcher with at least an era of under 4.00. Go to work genius
Johnny Lasagna is back! He’s been pretty good when healthy so why not. I’m sure he got offers from other teams, he’s got a lot of upside, but probably wanted to stick with the Yankees for Matt Blake.
Cool. I doubt it’s any serious money.
Yeah if it’s over 5 mill guaranteed I will be surprised and that’s probably being a bit generous on the ceiling.
No way he getting $5 million. Its likely a 1 yr/ $1.5 million with incentives based on appearances. The option year maybe $3.5 million
Lol
He got 5 mil and an additional team option for 5 mil
Great move!
Now bring back Houdini. Solid addition. Low risk high reward
I am so excited about this, his stuff is filthy!
Johnny has great stuff, glad the Yanks retained him!
Probably for a year’s worth of lasagna and a mutual option for a side salad?
and international bread stick pool money
Johnny’s agent said they were walking if the yanks didn’t throw in bottomless garlic bread and tiramisu and cash said ok we got a deal.
Yankees need bullpen help, good move. Has always been good, just needs to stay healthy
I’m happy that they signed him
I always liked lasagna boy. Ahahahaha!
Why?? Wtfff
Because he’s talented and probably isn’t going to cost them much?
A healthy Jonny is a good Jonny. Welcome back.
I like it. Dude is good – just needs to be healthy. Can’t imagine it’s a cost-prohibitive deal either.
who closes for yankees now?
ian hamilton? kahnle? Loáisiga?
Weaver. It’s his spot to keep unless they bring in a big time guy. He earned it by being nails all year long.
Williams!
did luke weaver disappear?
Williams
We got the air bender. Tell me that’s not huge.
Will be on the IL before June.
Mets were in on him. Yanks really flexed their muscle!
The embodiment of “if healthy”
A little slow on the uptake there Atkins
Good move. Assuming his elbow is healthy, his stuff is excellent. His missed time the last few years all stem from elbow issues so hopefully the brace procedure fixed all of that and he can go back to dealing.
Solid move if the money is right. Great stuff but always hurt.
Need to sign Hill back to a cheap deal too….when he’s not telling people how not be like their parents, he was solid.
Great (likely low cost) signing. Happy to have him back!
why bother. always injured
Because he’s a good pitcher when healthy.
Cant hurt as long as it’s short money. When healthy he’s a good solid relief option. Now go get tanner scott and devin williams and bring back tim hill and Tommy kahnle. Trade nestor and stroman..isn’t brubaker still around as well? I’m hearing Gil and Rice with another prospect for tucker… I wouldnt want give up rice or gil. For another potential 1 and done for tucker. Offer spencer jones, cortes and 3piece for bellinger and ask chicago to take some of bellingers contract put him as your 1b play peraza, cabrera and djl as your 2b options and then sign Santander or t hernandez and call it a day… that team would be stacked.
Yankees need to sign Profar for LF. He won’t break the bank. Durbin is viewed as the 2B. Pereza and Pierra are trade bait
Yanks have a surplus of trade chips from vets to youth pitching gomez, stroman, cortes maybe schmidt (if brubaker is healthy) I’d hold on to gil. Peraza, Sierra, spencer jones.. you can say ben rice but he’s the only young 1b prospect close so I’d hang on to him as well but i think there’s plenty there to get a corner OF, closer or corner INf with 2 separate trades. Not saying they have to get superstars but someone that can hold their own and produce
mtbnyyfan: The hardest of passes on Profar. I’m not signing him off his dead cat bounce season. We should get Bellinger, low prospect cost since they want to move his $. Durbin is in the running at 2nd but lots of possible options: Vivas, Cabrera, Peraza, and Durbin will all get consideration.
I’d sign Kim, he could lead off and play 3rd, SS, 2nd, and CF. Give the Yanks more versatility and a lead off man.
Now you’re talking. Kim is outstanding all around. Love to have him at 2nd but he will be rehabbing most likely start of the season. I still love to see this move. Great glove, good bat and base stealing is outstanding
tantalizing and frustrating pitcher. maybe he finally puts it all together but i’m prepared for disappointment
Nice! Get that IL spot ready. Going to have to sign sometime else to cover for him now.
I like it. Seeing what he and Effross can do now that they are back. Leiter and Cousins will still be around for middle relief and there is also Brubaker for long relief. I hope they add a high leverage lefty (not Hill)
Nestor when no one trades for him
I still like Tonkin. Dumb to release him. Not sure if he is under the Twins’ control for next yr or not
“Not sure if he is under the Twins’ control for next yr or not.”
He is.
Beeks, Minter, Chafin, or Finnegan!
Did anyone think “Johnny Lasagna” was actually going to leave New York?
Johnny Lasagna!! Aaayyyeee che se dice!
Interesting move, I guess he’s a good guy if he can get healthy and if he can’t he will stay on the IL and leave the roster spot open.
Will be out for the year by the 3rd spring training game
Your obviously not pro Yankees so who is your team so I can pay my respects
If he can string together 1 season of health, and then possibly a 2nd, and then god willing, a 3rd, then that would be a winning streak.
(I poached the legendary Lou Brown definition of a winning streak from the immortal Major League Movie)
Loaisiga is a top 10-15 RP when healthy. (or rather if)
I am happy he is staying a Yankee, and hope he can finally string together a streak.
Anyone see a report on the money yet?
They need to sign Hill and Kahnle also. I’ve never been that high on Clarke Schmidt. Use him in a trade for Bellinger. Bellinger, Dominguez and Judge is a very good outfield. I also think Gil would make for an excellent closer, if Weaver doesn’t come through. I thought Severino would’ve made a great closer too, but, that was never tried.
Am I greedy for wanting to see them bring back David Robertson?
No but they need lefty relievers.
Minter, Chafin, Beeks, or Finnegan!
Finnegan would be fantastic
Lasagna was never leaving. He’s shown he can pitch in New York.
He is better than Stanton hurtinng
What a waste. That’s too much money for a hurler who gets injured and misses time every year.
Excellent deal for Loaisiga, shockingly expensive and generous from the Yankees.
I will give them this-they tend to do right by their low cost minimum value veterans with questionable futures.
I remember back when Phil Hughes was going into his final year of arbitration and his future as a pitcher looked bleak, the Yankees gave him over $7M even though most players in his position would’ve received maybe $4M.
Or when they picked up Severino’s option, etc.
Anyway- Par for the course when the Yankees care about a homegrown player with an uncertain professional future in the game.
He’s got great stuff but he’s always injured.
This applies to about 3/4’s of all ML pitchers.
Yeah, for instance, apparently if de Grom was never injured he’d be worth like $50M per season haha.
The number of elite results pitchers who have disappeared off the face of the planet is sadly quite large.
$5 million for a guy like Loaisiga – who never seems to be healthy – is pretty steep, especially for a pitcher coming off internal brace surgery. Hopefully he makes them look good. He’s great when he can get on the mound.
It’s a risk but hopefully he can have a healthy year and prove all the nah sayers wrong. When he is on he is pretty solid. If not then he is a one and done. Worth the risk
I will trade Kahnle for this guy any day if that’s the intent.
Can’t get excited about this guy because he is always hurt. He hasn’t had a full season since 2021.
They seem extremely confident in his health so might be a good season for him coming.