{"id":506594,"date":"2022-11-04T15:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton\/"},"modified":"2022-11-04T15:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T12:20:00","slug":"what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton\/","title":{"rendered":"#What if Yankees traded for Ryan Pressly not Zack Britton?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373262a38bc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a373262a38bc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_if_Yankees_traded_for_Ryan_Pressly_not_Zack_Britton%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What if Yankees traded for Ryan Pressly not Zack Britton?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton\/#A_better_Bader_in_2023\" >A better Bader in 2023?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-if-yankees-traded-for-ryan-pressly-not-zack-britton\/#Yankees_in_the_Series\" >Yankees in the Series<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_if_Yankees_traded_for_Ryan_Pressly_not_Zack_Britton%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What if Yankees traded for Ryan Pressly not Zack Britton?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 As the NFL draft, it\u2019s hard to predict the impact of MLB\u2019s trade deadline deals.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the results emerge quickly, as when Andrew Benintendi, a seemingly perfect fit for a Yankees offense in need of a left-handed contact hitter, went down for the season with a fractured hook of the hamate bone in his right wrist, just weeks after being acquired.<\/p>\n<p>Other times, the effects take longer to emerge.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July 2018, the Yankees were in the market for an elite reliever to add to what was already an excellent bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>On July 24, they sent three minor league pitchers to the Orioles in exchange for Zack (then Zach) Britton, who was coming off a torn right Achilles tendon suffered during the previous offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Britton, 30 years old at the time, was just rounding back into form. He ended up pitching well enough for the Yankees in 2018 that they signed him to a three-year contract extension (with a 2022 option) after the season, but after a superb 2019 and \u201920, the left-hander suffered an elbow injury (among other maladies) that cost him most of the next two seasons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/zack-britton-yankees.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Zack Britton #53 of the New York Yankees reacts after he threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded allowing a run to score in sixth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on September 30, 2022 in the Bronx borough of New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-24513252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/zack-britton-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1819 1819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/zack-britton-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=910 909w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/zack-britton-yankees.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\"\/><figcaption>After missing most of the 2022 season, Zack Britton tried to return in September, but was forced to shut his season down due to arm fatigue after just three <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earances.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>There was another reliever moved at the 2018 trade deadline who had a better fate: Ryan Pressly.<\/p>\n<p>Then with the Twins, the then-29-year-old Pressly did not have the r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that Britton did, having saved just one <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> in five-plus big league seasons.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros acquired Pressly for a pair of minor leaguers and added him to a bullpen led by Roberto Osuna, who was also acquired at the \u201918 deadline from Toronto in a separate, much more controversial deal. Though the Astros eventually lost to the Red Sox in that season\u2019s ALCS, Pressly was lights-out, allowing two earned runs and striking out 32 in 23 \u2153 regular-season innings after the deal (and one earned run in five postseason innings). He then signed a two-year, $17 million extension prior to 2019, and after a lackluster 2020 COVID season, became the full-time closer in 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-twins.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ryan Pressly #57 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Colorado Rockies during the eighth inning of game one of a doubleheader on May 18, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Rockies defeated the Twins 5-1. \" class=\"wp-image-24513344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-twins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1819 1819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-twins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=910 909w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-twins.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\"\/><figcaption>A solid-if-unspectacular middle reliever in six seasons with the Twins, the Astros acquired Ryan Pressly at the 2018 deadline in exchange for a pair of minor leaguers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since his promotion to the closer role, Pressly has transformed into one of the best relievers in the sport. And now he is in the midst of perhaps the best run of his career, closing out a combined no-hitter in Game 4 of the World <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a> against the Phillies and going five outs for the save in the Astros\u2019 nailbiting 3-2 Game 5 win Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>In his past 21 playoff appearances, Pressly has given up just two runs \u2014 one earned (0.39 ERA) \u2014 on 12 hits and five walks, striking out 31 over 23 innings. That includes three saves in the Astros\u2019 four-game sweep of the Yankees in this year\u2019s ALCS, when Pressly struck out six in 3 \u2153 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Would Pressly have been the same elite reliever in a Yankees uniform? That\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess. But it\u2019s not as if they\u2019ve had overwhelming first-hand experience: In 17 regular-season games against the Yankees, Pressly has given up three homers and recorded a 6.50 ERA in 18 innings pitched. That includes 10 appearances at Yankee Stadium, where Pressly has been virtually unusable, with a WHIP of 2.032 and 12 runs allowed \u2014 11 earned \u2014 in 10 \u2153 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Astros surely don\u2019t regret the choice they made four-plus years ago \u2014 with Pressly signed on a new deal for the next two years for $30 million and the team only one win away from a World Series title.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1819\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-astros.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Ryan Pressly #55 of the Houston Astros pitches during Game 4 of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. \" class=\"wp-image-24513394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-astros.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1819 1819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-astros.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=910 909w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pressly-astros.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1819px) 100vw, 1819px\"\/><figcaption>Pressly has been nearly untouchable in the 2022 playoffs, striking out 11 while allowing only three hits and no runs in 8 \u2153 innings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">MLB Photos via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to say whether the Yankees feel the same about Britton, who tried to come back after last year\u2019s Tommy John surgery in less than 12 months, was shut down due to arm fatigue and will be a free agent again this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Britton\u2019s injury-filled recent history with the Yankees, a short-term, inexpensive deal to remain with the team is not out of the question.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_better_Bader_in_2023\"><\/span>A better Bader in 2023?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Harrison Bader spent nearly two months rehabbing from plantar fasciitis after he was traded from the Cardinals to the Yankees, and continued to wear a foot support throughout the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t expect that to be the case next season.<\/p>\n<p>Bader, who was at the World Series at Citizens Bank Park this week while working with MLB Network, said he expects a full offseason of rest to be enough to prevent further issues next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels great,\u2019\u2019 Bader said this week. \u201cIt was at 100 percent by the end of the year, and I was running [well]. The support on the foot was more of a mental thing. I felt more comfortable when I was wearing it in games. Then I\u2019d take off and be fine walking out of the stadium. I don\u2019t foresee any complications going forward, which feels good to say.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/harrison-bader-alcs-game-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Harrison Bader watches his solo home run during the second inning.\" class=\"wp-image-24328505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/harrison-bader-alcs-game-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/harrison-bader-alcs-game-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/harrison-bader-alcs-game-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>After showing a new power stroke in 2021, Harrison Bader showed why that may not have been a fluke in hitting five homers for the Yankees in the playoffs.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whatever was \u2014 or wasn\u2019t \u2014 going on with Bader\u2019s foot, it didn\u2019t affect him at the plate in the postseason, when he was the Yankees\u2019 most dangerous hitter.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting just five homers in 264 plate appearances with St. Louis this year and none in 49 regular-season plate appearances following his trade to the Yankees, Bader went on a tear in the playoffs. In 35 postseason plate appearances, Bader hit five homers, tops on the Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always played the long game with my career,\u2019\u2019 the 28-year-old Bader said. \u201cI had my best season in 2021\u2026 and this was a continuation of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 103 games last year, Bader hit a career-high 16 homers.\u00a0Bader, though, felt discomfort in his right foot during spring training with the Cardinals and believes it impacted him for most of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I had the speed bump coming out of spring training and the work we were doing [with the Cardinals] was put on hold,\u2019\u2019 Bader said. \u201cI knew once I was healthy, I\u2019d be effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, he went on an October power surge he said was a product of \u201cgetting pitches right in the heart of the plate.\u201d And Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson has said he wants the center fielder to dive into further tapping his power potential.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Yankees_in_the_Series\"><\/span>Yankees in the Series<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nick-nelson-world-series.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Nick Nelson #57 of the Philadelphia Phillies throws a pitch during Game 3 of the 2022 World Series against the Houston Astros.\" class=\"wp-image-24515955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nick-nelson-world-series.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nick-nelson-world-series.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nick-nelson-world-series.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Nick Nelson, whom the Yankees dealt to create 40-man roster space this past offseason, is part of the Phillies bullpen in the World Series.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>David Robertson isn\u2019t the only ex-Yankees right-hander in the Phillies bullpen in the World Series. Nick Nelson, who pitched a combined 22 games for the Yankees in \u201920 and \u201921, made his Series debut in Game 3 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Nelson was traded last offseason \u2014 along with catcher Donny Sands \u2014 in an effort to clear space on the Yankees\u2019 40-man roster. Nelson had a rocky season in Philadelphia, leading the league with 13 wild pitches in just 68 \u2154 innings.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees picked up minor league first baseman T.J. Rumfield in the deal. The lefty-swinging 22-year-old hit well with High-A Hudson Valley (he posted a .284\/.381\/.411 slash line) and now is playing in the Arizona Fall League, but is at least a few years away from being an option in The Bronx.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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