The Yankees announced Friday that they’ve acquired outfielder Cam Eden in a trade sending cash back to the Blue Jays. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for the time being.
Eden, 26, was Toronto’s sixth-round pick back in 2019. He briefly made his big league debut late last season, appearing in five games and going 1-for-6 with a pair of strikeouts. The Jays removed him from the 40-man roster after the season, outrighting him to Triple-A Buffalo. Because Eden was not on the Jays’ 40-man roster at any point this season, he’s eligible to be traded even after the major league trade deadline.
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While Eden isn’t likely to factor heavily into the Yankees’ plans down the stretch, he’s a Triple-A piece at a time when Everson Pereira is out for the season and Jasson Dominguez could soon get a call to the big leagues. Eden is also a potential bench/pinch-running option in September or even in the postseason, if the Yankees choose to dedicate a roster spot to someone with that type of specialized skill set. He’s hitting just .198/.299/.322 with a 27.4% strikeout rate this season, but he’s also swiped 26 bags in 33 tries. This is his second run through the Triple-A level; Eden hit .257/.354/.333 there last year and stole 53 bases in 57 attempts.
Eden has played all three outfield spots in his pro career. The Cal product has spent the bulk of his time in center field. FanGraphs Eric Longenhagen ranked him at the back of the Jays’ top-34 prospects back in 2022, touting Eden’s plus speed, quick first step in center and baserunning acumen — while also noting that lack of offensive upside that limits his ceiling.
So, he can’t hit but he does everything else well. That’s kind of like a car that runs well but has no steering wheel.
But that steering wheel can go places!
Good thing Cam wasn’t traded to Arizona!
You know, that whole Eden and the Snakes thing.
It’s definitely a tempting proposition though.
No better. He now has to contend with the Big Apple.
Well played, Dickey.
If the Jays don’t want him or can’t use him, that is telling and all you need to know.
Jays could’ve used him last year when they could barely hit and needed someone to come off the bench to steal a bag.
October pinch runner?
Quintin Berry 2.0
Yanks would only use him as a herb Washington type , a guy 26th man to put on third with less than two out in the ninth type ,when a run can win a game, no at bats
Royals did that a lot with their 2014/2015 playoff runs with Dyson, if I am remembering that correctly.
shapiro effing competing …..
@CTS4
Oh relax will ya! This is a nothing move that won’t be worthy of a trivia question a year from now.
Another poor draft pick …..Why relax. The team is in a shambles…
@CTS4
Got news for ya, the vast majority of draft picks amount to nothing. It’s the nature of the beast and someone with a cursory understanding of drafting would be familiar with.
“Ok…he’s going in to pinch run. WONDER IF HE WILL TRY TO STEAL?”
Billy Hamilton 2.0
Cam Eden these nuts
None of this matters if Judge can’t hit when I matters most. The best player in the American League is NOT clutch I hate to admit.
No role on jays. Don’t need another Zimmer. Need hitters. Nobody except vlad performing. Bichette and springer still have hope… off year. Varsho is serviceable. Horwitz ok. Need some bats!
Muted. Just because.
The Yankees won’t bat Volpe leadoff anymore because they don’t want him stealing in front of Judge or Soto. So why now do they care about team speed.
Dominguez is back next week
This is why..