The Yankees recently agreed to a minor league deal with reliever Joey Gerber, according to his transactions log at MLB.com. He’s been assigned to the organization’s complex in Florida, where he’ll presumably build into game shape before heading to an upper level affiliate.
Gerber, 25, was released by the Mariners in late June. The 6’4″ righty had dealt with a forearm strain for most of the first few months of the year, tossing a lone inning of complex ball with Seattle this season. That came on the heels of a 2021 campaign spent entirely on the minor league injured list, derailing Gerber’s attempts to carve out a role in the Mariners bullpen.
A former eighth-round draft choice, Gerber has 17 MLB appearances under his belt — all of which came with the Mariners during the abbreviated 2020 season. He tallied 15 2/3 innings of 4.02 ERA ball, averaging a decent 93.5 MPH on his fastball but only striking out 9.7% of batters faced. He’s missed bats at a much better rate in the minors, including a robust 31.3% strikeout rate in 22 2/3 frames at Double-A to close out the 2019 campaign. Baseball America had rated Gerber among the mid-tier prospects in the Seattle farm system before his recent spate of injuries, writing that his sinker-slider combination gave him a chance to be a high-leverage reliever.
It’s a no-risk dice roll for the Yankees to see if Gerber’s pre-injury form carries over after a lost season and a half. The Illinois product is still young enough to potentially carve out a middle innings role in the Bronx if he’s able to log some upper minors work over the next two months.
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Anybody remember that Captain Judge99 guy saying there was zero chance the Padres got Soto? So many clueless people on this site…
Neon Cop,
The good Captain is of course not right 100% of the time like the rest of us, but his batting average is quite high!!! He also writes well and is nice and thoughtful person. Rarely if ever have I heard him describe a person as clueless.
Nice & thoughtful, huh? Just went back to one of the posts in question:
“20 July 2022:
Captain Judge99
@Pads Fans- Please Stop being delusional with your “single hitting all-stars” the Nats are not trading Soto, to your precious Pads. Besides are the Pads ready to take on Corbin’s big contract, when they got all that garbage there now with Myers and Hosmer’s bad contracts??? Time to wake up, and sniff reality dude.“
Friendly reminder to ignore all advice on MLBTR, including mine…
With those accolades, I wonder if @Mickey777 is @Judge99’s burner account.
Sorry tad2b13 I’m a real person.
Neon Cop,
We have all said, he got this one wrong. Just trying to reduce the name calling and accusations.
Mickey777- thanks for the kind words as always. God bless you talking to these “Friar Fanatics” who visit high school gyms during their time off. Stay strong my friend!
From one Yankee fan to another,
Please shut up
ThisIsTheYear- you get a life. Fake fan.
nO yOu
How pathetic. No one will care when you die.
Everyone who disagrees with you, you call a “fake fan”. You’re both unoriginal and pathetic. Muted.
Do you really want to do the call-out thing with other posters? How many of us have been wrong about a prediction on this site? I can name one: me. Someday even you might get one wrong.
Oh, I definitely will be wrong. It’s just funny that the Judge guy was constantly posting about the Soto thing as if he had some kind of insider info.
Dude, you really just went back and found that post, and reposted it here, just to help make your point about some other guy posting on this site?? Too much time man. Your comment on this article made no sense anyway, other than a troll looking for some reaction. My reaction, is that you’re the loser in this situation.
@Chim: it’s called a bookmark. Ever used the internet?
@Fugazi Cop- what are you going shoot me with your fake plastic water gun next? Lmao!
@Fink Ployed- thanks a lot man, it means a lot! A lot more then you know. Let’s see if Soto signs an extension with the Padres. It’s definitely possible. My guess he’ll wait 2 years and be a $600 million dollar player, signing with the NY Mets.
@Neon He’s not the only. I also didn’t think the Nats have enough time three weeks prior to the deadline to work out a deal contingent on the acquiring team signing Soto to an extension. I also thought the Yankees should’ve signed Story.
It wasn’t just you and I, a lot of Yankee fans wanted the Yankees to sign Trevor Story
I guess I’m too early for the baby food puns.
The Grow Up Plan!
Gerber, Baby!!
Gerber, Baby!! I’ll see myself out
After posting it twice you really should
Whom?
Great get if he can stay healthy.
If Farhan Zaidi had signed this guy the dumpster diving posts would be flying, and the Giants would be accused of operating like a small market team. As a Giants fan it pains me to say that maybe Yankee fans are a little more knowledgeable about this aspect of the game.
I’ll give away my crib and my rattle if this Gerber kid even sniffs the majors this season. Purely a minor league depth move; if he shows well then maybe he gets a real look in spring training next season.
You look cute in diapers. Potty training next spring though.
Good to see Montas on the railing socializing with Donaldson & company. Despite my initial misgivings, I’m going out on a limb for a prediction — something I don’t do, as a rule. I say his next outing will be a good one, at least six strong innings.
Don’t put money on this. And if you have a gambling problem call the hotline.
I just put 5 Large on the Yanks for the next Montas start! Fink, only because of your ringing endorsement,!!!! Don’t fail me now Fink…that was all my savings and a front on my next two paychecks!!!!
I want the vigorish.
We got Gerber baby!
I stink? And you root for the worst team ever. Just continue to suck, at least your good at that.
They need to baby Gerber.
“44 comments are hidden because you muted the comment authors.” Amazing.