The Yankees Maeda transfer for some beginning pitching depth on Monday.
The Bombers introduced that Kenta Maeda has signed a minor league take care of the membership. The Japanese right-hander was assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Now in his ninth MLB season, the 37-year-old Maeda started the yr with the Tigers earlier than posting a 7.88 ERA over eight innings and 7 video games. He didn’t make any begins for Detroit and was launched in Could.
Maeda then signed a minor league take care of the Cubs. He began 12 video games for his or her Triple-A squad, however he recorded a 6.12 ERA earlier than being launched once more on Saturday.
Maeda’s struggles date again to final yr, as he had a 6.09 ERA over 112.1 innings with the Tigers. Previous to that, he had a 65-49 document, 3.92 ERA, 248 walks and 951 strikeouts over 866.1 innings for the Dodgers and Twins from 2016-2023.
Maeda tallied a 97-67 document, 2.39 ERA, 319 walks and 1,233 strikeouts over 1,509.2 innings for Nippon Skilled Baseball’s Hiroshima Carp earlier than coming stateside.
If all goes nicely, the Yankees gained’t need to see what, if something, Maeda has left within the tank, as their rotation is at the moment full with Max Fried, Carlos Rodón, Luis Gil, Will Warren and Cam Schlittler. Nevertheless, Brian Cashman failed to accumulate a starter previous to the commerce deadline final week. The Yankees additionally launched Marcus Stroman and traded Carlos Carrasco just lately.
Whereas neither is an efficient huge league pitcher at this level, these strikes ate into the Yankees’ restricted rotation depth. Maeda replaces a type of arms, although he’s not an inspiring possibility at this level, both.
Allan Winans and Brendan Beck are additionally among the many Yankees’ depth choices at Triple-A.
Initially Revealed: August 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM EDT
