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With their bullpen weakened by the loss of Chad Green and Michael King — as well as the recent struggles of Clay Holmes — the Yankees added another reliever on Monday, acquiring the right-handed Scott Effross from the Cubs.
The trade came at a cost, with the highly-regarded right-hander, Hayden Wesneski, heading to Chicago.
Effross fits the Yankees’ current bullpen philosophy in that he has an excellent sinker — like Holmes — and also mixes in a slider and a changeup.
He’s in his second season in the majors and has a WHIP of 1.068, slightly higher than it was a year ago, but he is under team control until 2028.
Lately, Effross has pitched in middle-to-late-game situations and picked up his first save, so he could spell Holmes in the closer role.
