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Yankees, Twins agree to deal for pitcher Jaime Garcia
The New York Yankees have agreed to a trade for left-hander Jaime Garcia with the Minnesota Twins.
The Yankees announced the deal Sunday. Garcia, a free agent after the season, will be changing teams for the second time in less than a week; he joined Minnesota on Monday after the Atlanta Braves dealt him, catcher Anthony Recker and cash considerations for a minor league pitching prospect.
Garcia will make his Yankees debut Thursday at Cleveland.
Garcia, 31, made one start for the Twins, allowing three runs on eight hits over 6⅔ innings in a 6-3 win over the Athletics on Friday. He is 5-7 with a 4.29 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Garcia will take the No. 5 slot in the Yankees rotation filled since the All-Star break by Caleb Smith and Bryan Mitchell. Michael Pineda's elbow injury, which required Tommy John surgery, caused New York to search for more starting pitching.
Garcia pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2008 to 2016 and was dealt to the Braves in December. He started twice against Texas in the 2011 World Series, pitching seven shutout innings in Game 2 and allowing two runs over three innings in Game 6. He did not get a decision in either game.
The Yankees will send minor league pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns to the Twins as part of the swap and will also receive cash considerations from Minnesota.
Enns, 26, was 2-1 with a 1.99 ERA in eight games (seven starts) with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Gulf Coast League.
Littell, 21, was 14-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 20 combined games (18 starts) with Class A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. He was acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners for reliever James Pazos in November.
The Yankees announced the deal Sunday. Garcia, a free agent after the season, will be changing teams for the second time in less than a week; he joined Minnesota on Monday after the Atlanta Braves dealt him, catcher Anthony Recker and cash considerations for a minor league pitching prospect.
Garcia will make his Yankees debut Thursday at Cleveland.
Garcia, 31, made one start for the Twins, allowing three runs on eight hits over 6⅔ innings in a 6-3 win over the Athletics on Friday. He is 5-7 with a 4.29 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Garcia will take the No. 5 slot in the Yankees rotation filled since the All-Star break by Caleb Smith and Bryan Mitchell. Michael Pineda's elbow injury, which required Tommy John surgery, caused New York to search for more starting pitching.
Garcia pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 2008 to 2016 and was dealt to the Braves in December. He started twice against Texas in the 2011 World Series, pitching seven shutout innings in Game 2 and allowing two runs over three innings in Game 6. He did not get a decision in either game.
The Yankees will send minor league pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns to the Twins as part of the swap and will also receive cash considerations from Minnesota.
Enns, 26, was 2-1 with a 1.99 ERA in eight games (seven starts) with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and the Gulf Coast League.
Littell, 21, was 14-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 20 combined games (18 starts) with Class A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. He was acquired by the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners for reliever James Pazos in November.