After optioning Domingo German to Triple-A following last night’s ugly performance in the Subway Series, the Yankees are set to promote a replacement Domingo. Robert M. Pimpsner of Pinstriped Prospects reported early this morning that the club was expected to promote 6’7″ righty Domingo Acevedo to the big league club; Robert Murray of The Athletic later confirmed the news. The Yankees’ PR department has since announced the promotion.
Prior to the season, Baseball America ranked the 24-year-old Acevedo as the Bombers’ ninth-best prospect, praising his strike-throwing ability despite “a delivery that is littered with funkiness and moving parts.” His fastball sits in the mid- to high-nineties, and he also possesses a slider that some scouts believe could develop into a plus pitch. It’s said that he possesses the ceiling of a middle-of-the-rotation starter, but more interestingly is that BA claims his floor to be that of a power reliever.
Acevedo was a $7,500 international signing in 2012, and has slowly managed to work his way through the club’s minor-league ranks. Last season at Double-A, he made 14 starts while pitching to a 2.38 ERA with an excellent 4.82 K/BB. That earned him a brief 12 1/3-inning stint at the Triple-A level later in the year, though he was sent back to Double-A to begin the 2018 season. Though he hasn’t quite shown the same dominant command so far, he’s still managed to post a respectable 2.84 ERA.
German’s demotion isn’t much of a surprise considering his struggles in the majors so far this season. While the right-hander has managed to rack up an impressive amount of strikeouts (10.38 K/9), his struggles to keep the ball on the ground (37.3% ground ball rate) and in the park (1.64 HR/9) have led to a bloated 5.68 ERA. Last night, German allowed five runs (four earned) in 3 2/3 innings against a pathetic Mets offense that’s tied for the third-fewest runs scored in all of baseball.
Acevedo will become the latest right-handed pitcher to leapfrog top prospect Justus Sheffield for a big-league debut. In addition to a pair of Domingos, right-hander Jonathan Loaisiga also earned his first promotion to The Show earlier this season. Though roster implications no doubt had plenty to do with it (the aforementioned three pitchers are all on the Yankees’ 40-man), it’s fair to wonder why the pitching-needy Yankees continue to keep Sheffield at the Triple-A level despite his excellent performance there so far this year. The southpaw owns a 2.53 ERA to go with nearly a strikeout per inning and a 44% ground ball rate at Scranton-Wilkes Barre.
So is kahnle dead orrrr what???
Kahnle isn’t replacing German because they are looking to fill a rotation spot. Still wish Kahnle was up instead of Chasen Shreve
They are calling up acevedo to relief and he will be replaced by luis Cessa when the start comes around
Are you sure?
Shreve only has his spot cuz he’s a lefty
This fact seems to be lost on all new fans. Look at every team. Every team fans hates their teams lefty RP they all think the Andrew Millers of the world grow on trees and 30 of them exist.
LOL EXACTLY!!!! Shreve has had some dominant runs with the Yankees. Also, conspiracy theory, cashman feels bad about trading Banuelos for David Carpenter and Shreve so he’s trying to show how he can still be useful.
But I doubt that’s the case. Shreve doesn’t deserve the crap he gets
No if you watch the watch the games shreve has been the mop up man. He usually only pitches when the Yankees are destroying a team or getting crushed. He eats up a lot innings. He hasn’t been great but he can pitch 2 or 3 innings at a time and save the pen.
It’s a Domingo-go-round in the 2nd place Bronx!
Ha
Please don’t send German down.
The best pitchers the Red Sox have are Sonny Gray and Domingo German !
Well done sir, sometimes you just gotta appreciate the truth. Just like the Bombers appreciate David Price when he doesn’t duck them of course.
touché !
Truth hurts.
Welcome to the big leagues
Are they going to have him come out of bullpen? If he’s replacing German in rotation why not wait until that spot comes up again?
He will be relieving when the start comes around Cessa will be called up and Acevedo sent back down
Not sure why this is being downvoted. Unless it was reported by a fake Twitter account, it’s been announced this is the case.
Cole Hamels will be there in a couple days
With JA Happ’s implosion & the Mets unwillingness to deal with their cross town rivals I really don’t see anybody else
Y’all had two bad starts. Saved the all star game. Think he’s gonna be ok. I’d love to see him in pinstripes
If you’ve watch any Happ or Hamels games I can’t unde how anyone would want Hamels who is much much more expensive. Yankees being so close to the Lux tax would prefer Happ who is Better and cheaper and better against the AL east opponents
Much rather have Happ than Hamels. Hamels is more injury prone too. Happ putting together a great season.
Hamels and Happ are for the most part, the same pitchers. Both lefty, both miss bats (although Happ has more K’s), they are basically 1 year apart in age, they both give you about 6 IP per start and they are both basically rentals, although Hamels has a 2019 $6 mil buyout.vs $20 mil option.
It all depends on the prospect cost and if Texas is willing to eat some of Hamels money due this year. One good thing that Hamels offers is that IF he fairs well with whomever trades for him then they have the option to choose to pick up his 2019 $20 mil option. He also has the benefit of pitching in the WS in 2008 and 2009, although with mixed results.
It was reported he is being called up for the pen. I read that Boone said Cessa would join the rotation after German was optioned to SWB last night.
One Doming comes and the other Domingoes.
Sounds like a Dombrowski move.
This move will put them 5 1/2 up on 2nd Place?
Cashman is just trying to catch lightning in a bottle here and hold down the fort until he can make a deal.
And that’s why Sheffield is still in AAA… if he struggles his trade value goes down and will require additional players and money… right now he’s perfect..
I think it’s more likely that the reason is that he just isn’t ready yet. Unless the Mets stop being the Mets and make DeGrom available like any smart team would, Sheffield isn’t going anywhere.
More like, he’s not on the 40 man roster. Why DFA somebody before the trade deadline.
Could this be a showcase leading to a deal? Maybe for another bullpen addition? Maybe for Britton?
I have Britton going to philly or houston
Red Sox will get him..
what prospects do they have left? They depleted it the last two seasons.
RHP prospect Mike Shawaryn and 1B prospect Josh Ockimey for Zach Britton rental.
lol
You really can’t be serious.
Rentals for less than 1/2 year are way overvalued and prospects are usually undervalued when considering this kind of trade.
Sox would be giving up 2 good prospects careers for about 20 innings of Britton.
Someone has to start thinking about “value”.
go burn another one
All smoked out for the day. Now what are you on mah-man?
I’m on fire
Better go see a urologist.
Good one !
Lmfao “a pathetic Mets offense”. This man couldn’t have been more blunt hahahah
Carlos Beltran
Yankees are starting to panic now that they are 5 1/2 games back of Boston.
Good , I hope they have an early exit in the playoffs.
Better an early one than none at all.
Yep, 2nd best record in baseball is panic time.
Boston has played one of the easiest schedules so far, don’t be surprised when NY is back in first by August.
That is not going to happen, Boston will be winning the al east by 2-4 games. If the yankees don’t make a trade for another starter, I see an early exit.
I’d be more worried about your garbage team and the fact trouts leaving in two years, lol
And this is spoken by a West Coast expert on the AL east?
How are they starting to panic? If they were panicking Machado would be a Yankee right now.
Really? Because they traded who as an act of desperation thus far?
Strategies to test and show talent – positioning for a trade for a proven starter. Rest of AAA pitchers & position players to help for postseason . Then leverage for Harper as FA.
Why in the world would the Yankees bring in Harper? He literally has no spot on our team, nor is a clear upgrade over anyone else in our outfield to justify trading someone away.
I agree, and you guys don’t need the distraction, stay the course let the kids play
Sheffield IS NOT on the Yankees 40 man roster.
This fact seems to continue to go over the heads of our lovely, reactionary, tabloidian Yankees fans.
he’s just up until they need to replace german’s rotation spot. cessa was on the same schedule as german so he will be ready to start in his place next time through the rotation. acevedo is fine because hes on the 40 man, but cody carroll should be up with the team. he’s been dominant
They should bring Carroll in, I don’t care if he is a righty… he is better than Shrieve
Yankees only have 39 on their 40 man roster. Add Sheffield and call him up.
the last spot is being saved for a trade guy, if they use it for Sheffield now then they might need to drop someone to get trades done.
How is a 2.84 ERA “respectable?”
Acevedo was trained by El Duque all offseason. He throws a consistent 100mph nine innings straight and has 4 pitches. Three plus and one average. This is the next Severino!