{"id":515847,"date":"2022-11-25T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets\/"},"modified":"2022-11-25T16:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:20:00","slug":"using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Using Clay Holmes to predict Yankees&#8217; next bullpen targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 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-6a27247eaabc1\" 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-6a27247eaabc1\" 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\/using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets\/#%E2%80%9CUsing_Clay_Holmes_to_predict_Yankees_next_bullpen_targets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Using Clay Holmes to predict Yankees&#8217; next bullpen targets&#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\/using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets\/#What_the_IKF\" >What the IKF?<\/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\/using-clay-holmes-to-predict-yankees-next-bullpen-targets\/#Around_the_Winter_League\" >Around the Winter League<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CUsing_Clay_Holmes_to_predict_Yankees_next_bullpen_targets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Using Clay Holmes to predict Yankees&#8217; next bullpen targets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>The Yankees are looking for bullpen help, and given that they hope to have a large chunk of their offseason spending going to Aaron Judge, they <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>ear unlikely to be involved at what\u2019s left of the top of the free-agent reliever market.<\/p>\n<p>So how might they go about adding reliever reinforcements?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps by finding their next Clay Holmes or Wandy Peralta.<\/p>\n<p>When the Yankees acquired Peralta in April 2021 (from the Giants in exchange for Mike Tauchman) and Holmes in July 2021 (from the Pirates for Diego Castillo and Hoy Park), neither deal was met with much fanfare. Peralta had a career 4.72 ERA and Holmes a career 5.57 ERA.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, by the end of the 2022 season, Peralta and Holmes were the Yankees\u2019 two best (healthy) relievers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-yankees-wandy-peralta.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Yankees relief pitcher Wandy Peralta (58) pitches in the third inning against the Houston Astros during game four of the ALCS for the 2022 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium.\" class=\"wp-image-24781737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-yankees-wandy-peralta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-yankees-wandy-peralta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-yankees-wandy-peralta.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Wandy Peralta emerged as one of the Yankees\u2019 most effective and trusted relievers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, not every pitcher the Yankees acquire instantly turns into gold. For every Holmes and Peralta, there is an Andrew Heaney. The Yankees\u2019 magic touch does not apply to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s the secret sauce under pitching coach Matt Blake \u2014 whose contract expired after this season, though both he and the Yankees hope to sign a new one \u2014 and how might it offer some hints on whom the Yankees could look to acquire this offseason?<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees like relievers with a sinker-slider arsenal. They also try to identify pitchers who have a quality pitch that may be underutilized and direct them to throw it more often \u2014 a philosophy for which Holmes and Peralta are perfect examples.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Yankees traded for Holmes, the most he had thrown his sinker was in 2019, when it accounted for 51.6 percent of his pitches, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/players\/clay-holmes\/13649\/stats?position=P#pitch-info-pitch-type\">according to FanGraphs<\/a>. It did not grade out as a strong pitch that year \u2014 it had a below-average pitch value of -4.2, per FanGraphs \u2014 but it did have the kind of terrific movement (its 6.7 inches of vertical movement versus average was the third-best in the majors) that could be lethal if Holmes could figure out how to harness it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/blake-cole2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Matt Blake observes a Gerrit Cole bullpen session during New York Yankees spring training in 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-19290419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/blake-cole2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/blake-cole2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/blake-cole2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>Matt Blake is expected back in his role as Yankees pitching coach.<br \/><\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>So when the Yankees acquired Holmes in the middle of 2021, they im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely had him start throwing his sinker more often. Throwing it pitch after pitch allowed him to get a better feel for it, and the results followed: With a 73.2 percent usage rate (as a Yankee) in 2021 and 79.7 percent in 2022, Holmes\u2019 sinker became one of the best in the league. From the first day he pitched for the Yankees until the end of the 2022 season, Holmes\u2019 pitch value on his sinker was an MLB reliever-best 17.2. During that span, it graded out as the sixth-best pitch by a reliever in baseball \u2014 behind only Kenley Jansen\u2019s cutter and the sliders of Edwin Diaz, Andres Munoz, Emmanuel Clase and Camilo Doval.<\/p>\n<p>The left-handed Peralta arrived in The Bronx with an above-average changeup that he threw for a career-high 31.4 percent of his pitches in 2020 and a sinker with decent horizontal movement that he did not throw all that often.<\/p>\n<p>Once Peralta put on the pins<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>es, the Yankees increased his changeup and sinker usage \u2014 to 53.4 percent and 27.9 percent in 2021 and 42.5 percent and 40 percent in 2022, respectively. The results: From the first day he pitched for the Yankees through the end of the 2022 season, Peralta\u2019s pitch value on his changeup is second among all MLB relievers at 17. His sinker pitch value during that span is a not-too-shabby 4.8.<\/p>\n<p>So who\u2019s next? There\u2019s no exact formula \u2014 at least not one that the Yankees are willing to share publicly \u2014 for how they find reliever gems in the rough. But given what they did with Holmes and Peralta, here\u2019s a look at four relievers who could fit the bill as an offseason acquisition:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Andres Machado<\/strong><\/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\/11\/bullpen-andres-machado.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Andres Machado #57 of the Washington Nationals pitches during the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on September 10, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.\" class=\"wp-image-24781732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-andres-machado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-andres-machado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-andres-machado.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 29-year-old right-hander, who made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Royals, had a solid season for the Nationals in 2022, posting a 3.34 ERA across 59\u2153 innings while battling some command issues. But his sinker was elite. Machado threw the sinker for 33.7 percent of his pitches, and opposing batters <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/andres-machado-600921?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb#pitch_tracking\">hit just .164 against it<\/a> with a .164 slugging percentage. He also threw a changeup (15.7 percent of his pitches) that limited hitters to a .158 average and .184 slugging percentage.<\/p>\n<p>Machado\u2019s four-seam fastball (30.6 percent) led to much of the damage against him, and the Yankees have tended to shift their relievers away from a heavy reliance on that pitch. Would an increase in sinker usage, and perhaps his changeup, too, allow him to reach the next level?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Leiter Jr.<\/strong><\/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\/11\/bullpen-mark-leiter-jr.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Leiter Jr. #62 of the Chicago Cubs pitches in the ninth inning against the Chicago CubsC at PNC Park on September 22, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.\" class=\"wp-image-24781734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-mark-leiter-jr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-mark-leiter-jr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-mark-leiter-jr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New Jersey native, and nephew of Al, pitched in the big leagues this past season for the first time since 2018. He did so as a 31-year-old right-hander for the Cubs, initially as a starter before transitioning back to the bullpen and pitching well enough (3.99 ERA) that Chicago might not be interested in giving him up if they are trying to contend in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But if he is available, Leiter could be an interesting pickup. His two best pitches were his sinker and his changeup \u2014 opponents hit .196 with a .333 slugging percentage against the sinker and had a .090 average with a .135 slugging percentage against the changeup. But <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/mark-leiter-jr-643410?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb#pitch_tracking\">he combined to throw them for just 45.8 percent of his pitches<\/a>. He gave up more damage on his four-seam fastball, curveball and cutter, which he combined to throw 49.2 percent of the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason Foley<\/strong><\/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\/11\/bullpen-jason-foley.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jason Foley #68 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park on October 02, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan.\" class=\"wp-image-24781733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-jason-foley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-jason-foley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-jason-foley.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s Ken Rosenthal reported <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3916936\/2022\/11\/20\/mlb-free-agency-bellinger-nimmo-rizzo\/\">the Tigers are a popular target<\/a> for teams looking for relievers via trade, with two-time All-Star lefty closer Gregory Soto, Joe Jimenez and Alex Lange as possible candidates to be dealt. They are three appealing names, but if they require too costly a return, let\u2019s look at another option in Foley.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old right-hander, who hails from Manhasset, recorded a 3.88 ERA across 60\u2153 innings this year. He threw a sinker 60.8 percent of the time and held opponents to a .348 slugging percentage with a pitch value of 6.5, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fangraphs.com\/players\/jason-foley\/19531\/stats?position=P#pitch-info-pitch-values\">per FanGraphs<\/a>, which ranked 15th among all relievers. Where the Yankees might see room for improvement is by refining his slider (opponents slugged .423) or by having him throw more changeups (6.9 percent usage, .278 opponent slugging percentage).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Fulmer<\/strong><\/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\/11\/bullpen-michael-fulmer.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michael Fulmer #52 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Boston Red Sox in the fifth inning at Target Field on August 30, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.\" class=\"wp-image-24781735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-michael-fulmer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-michael-fulmer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/bullpen-michael-fulmer.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the Yankees want to use their financial might instead of prospect capital, they could go after the free agent Fulmer \u2014 a former Tigers and Twins reliever and former Mets first-round pick. Injuries forced him into a full-time relief role in 2021, but the 29-year-old right-hander has taken well to it.<\/p>\n<p>In Fulmer, the Yankees would like his slider \u2014 he threw it a career-high 63.4 percent of the time in 2022 and held opponents to a .342 slugging percentage \u2014 and could wonder about increasing the usage on his sinker. He threw it for just 13.2 percent of his pitches, but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/michael-fulmer-605242?stats=statcast-r-pitching-mlb#pitch_tracking\">held hitters to a .263 slugging percentage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_the_IKF\"><\/span>What the IKF?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A week has passed since the Yankees and Isiah Kiner-Falefa agreed to a $6 million contract for 2023 to avoid arbitration.<\/p>\n<p>The move did not go over well with Yankees fans, but perhaps with a week to digest it, there\u2019s room for explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than non-tendering Kiner-Falefa and losing him for nothing, the Yankees paid $6 million to retain him (at least for now) and keep their options open, which isn\u2019t a terrible idea considering their infield next year has several question marks.<\/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\/11\/yankees-isiah-kiner-falefa.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Isiah Kiner-Falefa #12 of the New York Yankees slides into second base for a double against the Houston Astros during the second inning in game four of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 23, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24781739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-isiah-kiner-falefa.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-isiah-kiner-falefa.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-isiah-kiner-falefa.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>The Yankees kept their options open by reaching a one-year contract agreement with infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa, despite his multiple playoff benchings.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps the most pressing question is whether DJ LeMahieu will be ready by Opening Day. He missed the playoffs due to a toe injury that he has decided to treat conservatively for now. But if that does not work, surgery could be on the table later this offseason, which would threaten to delay his start to the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees also don\u2019t know yet whether they will be able to find a taker for third baseman Josh Donaldson (and his $21 million salary for next year plus a $6 million buyout of a mutual option for 2024) or whether Gleyber Torres might fetch them something in a potential trade that would make it worth dealing the second baseman who is two years away from free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Then there is the question of whether Anthony Volpe or Oswald Peraza will show enough to force his way onto the roster \u2014 whether that is as the starting shortstop or in the second-base job, depending on what happens with Torres.<\/p>\n<p>If all of those scenarios work out in the Yankees\u2019 favor, Kiner-Falefa easily could become expendable, and perhaps they find a way to trade him. But until then, he could be worth having around as a placeholder\/backup\/utility player, even at the price of $6 million.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Around_the_Winter_League\"><\/span>Around the Winter League<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\/yankees-ben-rortvedt.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Yankees catcher Ben Rortvedt #38, talking with New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge #99, in the dugout before a spring training game in 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-24781738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-ben-rortvedt.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-ben-rortvedt.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/yankees-ben-rortvedt.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Remember Ben Rortvedt? The Yankees catcher has been playing (but not hitting much) in the Dominican Winter League.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Dominican Winter League is underway, and a handful of Yankees (mostly minor leaguers) are spread out across the six teams.<\/p>\n<p>Leones del Escogido has the roster most populated by Yankees farmhands, including catcher Ben Rortvedt, reliever Jimmy Cordero and outfielders Estevan Florial and Michael Beltre.<\/p>\n<p>Through 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, Rortvedt was batting .114 with a .387 OPS. He is there to get reps following a season in which he was limited to just 48 games (all in the minors) because of oblique and knee injuries. Rortvedt, 25, landed with the Yankees along with Kiner-Falefa and Josh Donaldson in the blockbuster trade that sent Gary Sanchez and Gio Urshela to the Twins.<\/p>\n<p>Cordero, who had only pitched in one game through Wednesday, was added to the Yankees\u2019 40-man roster earlier this month, and could have a shot to impact their bullpen next year \u2014 featuring that sinker-slider combination the Yankees like.<\/p>\n<p>Twice this week, Escogido played Toros del Este, a team that features Yankees pitching prospect Jhony Brito (who was also just added to the 40-man roster) \u2014 along with former Yankees Miguel Andujar and Jackson (Clint) Frazier.\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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