Yankees Land Lefty Ryan Weathers in Four-Prospect Deal with Marlins

Yankees add pitching depth as Marlins receive trio of top-30 prospects

The New York Yankees have rolled the dice and come up with left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers, snagging him from the Miami Marlins in a move that’s sure to get fans talking. In exchange, the Marlins pocket four prospects: outfielders Brendan Jones and Dillon Lewis, along with infielders Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus. According to MLB Pipeline, Jones, Lewis, and Jasso were sitting pretty at 15th, 16th, and 23rd among the Yankees’ top 30 prospects—no small potatoes in the farm system.

Weathers, just 26, is being called upon to patch up a Yankees rotation that’s looking more like a MASH unit than a pitching staff, with Carlos Rodón, Gerrit Cole, and Clarke Schmidt all sidelined by injuries. The urgency is no surprise for a team still locked in a heated postseason battle with Boston, as seen in the Yankees dramatic Game 2 win over the Red Sox that pushed the series to a winner-take-all showdown. While Weathers’ exact role is still up in the air, there’s hope he can bring some calm to the storm and help steady the ship as the Yankees scramble to fill the holes in their rotation.

Before landing Weathers, the Yankees were window-shopping around the league, eyeing arms like Edward Cabrera—who ultimately packed his bags for the Cubs—as well as Freddy Peralta and MacKenzie Gore. The move also comes as Boston prepares its own aggressive offseason push, with the Red Sox lining up a major run at All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette. Now, with Weathers donning pinstripes, he’s got a golden opportunity to make his mark and give the Yankees the healthy arm they so desperately need  — joining a roster that’s already generating buzz thanks to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s eye-catching showing against Cincinnati.

Originally a first-round pick by the Padres in 2018, Weathers took a detour through Miami in 2023 before arriving in the Bronx. He brings with him a 4.93 ERA and 235 strikeouts over 281 big-league innings. Durability has been his Achilles’ heel—he’s never made more than 18 starts in a season and was limited to just eight in his latest campaign. Still, with a pitching arsenal that includes a four-seam fastball, changeup, sweeper, sinker, and slider, he’s got more tricks up his sleeve than a magician at a kids’ birthday party.

Curious fans can dig into detailed profiles of the traded players and check out the latest prospect rankings over at MLB.com. As the new season approaches, the Yankees are hustling to shore up their pitching staff—because in the Bronx, hope springs eternal, but so does the need for healthy arms.