Sources: Pirates take shot, trade for Yanks' Doval
The Pittsburgh Pirates, thirsty for bullpen help in their push to end an 11-year postseason drought, have agreed to acquire reliever Camilo Doval from the...
Key points
- The Pittsburgh Pirates, thirsty for bullpen help in their push to end an 11-year postseason drought, have agreed to acquire reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Saturday.
- The Yankees acquired him from the Giants at last year's trade deadline thinking he could slide into a setup role and create a dominant back end of the bullpen with closer David Bednar.
- While Doval, 29, occasionally overwhelmed hitters and teased the Yankees with dominance, his outings went haywire too often this season.
- And yet the Yankees' bullpen entered Saturday ranked first in the majors in ERA and seventh in Win Probability Added.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates, thirsty for bullpen help in their push to end an 11-year postseason drought, have agreed to acquire reliever Camilo Doval from the New York Yankees, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Saturday. The Yankees acquired him from the Giants at last year's trade deadline thinking he could slide into a setup role and create a dominant back end of the bullpen with closer David Bednar. While Doval, 29, occasionally overwhelmed hitters and teased the Yankees with dominance, his outings went haywire too often this season. And yet the Yankees' bullpen entered Saturday ranked first in the majors in ERA and seventh in Win Probability Added. But the Pirates are under .500 because the bullpen, ranked 23rd in ERA and 19th in WPA, has been a glaring flaw. From 2021 through 2023, Doval logged a 2.77 ERA over 166 appearances and graduated into the closer role.