The Pirates and Yankees have reached agreement on a trade that would send right-handed reliever Camilo Doval to Pittsburgh in exchange for two prospects, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Saturday. The teams have not confirmed the trade.
A 2023 National League All-Star with the Giants, Doval’s effectiveness is no longer quite at that peak, with the Yankees recently having relegated the 29-year-old to mop-up relief duty.
He was acquired from San Francisco at the Trade Deadline last season but pitched to a 4.82 ERA across 22 appearances with New York. So far this year, he has a 4.54 ERA in 39 2/3 innings, with velocity that still crackles in the triple digits.
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said recently that he was hoping Doval would return to a significant role, noting, “We cast people off all the time during a long Major League season, and the reality is, things change. They can change in a hurry sometimes.”
