The Rangers have announced that they are designated their former closer
Sam Dyson for assignment today, after his early season struggles have escalated into constant booing and
even locker room unrest. Sam Dyson already has six losses on the season and has
only one more strikeout than losses in seventeen appearances. He was phenomenal
in the World Baseball Classic, and he mechanically does not appear to be doing
much different than past years, when he was a very successful pitcher.
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It
gets worse as his ERA is 10.80 and his WHIP is a whopping 2.58. Despite all the
horrendous peripherals, Dyson should still expect to draw significant trade
interest from teams that need bullpen help. Pitchers have been getting injured
at astronomical rates this season, and Dyson should not demand much in return
from an interested team. This will make him a hot commodity, even though his
stats are undeniably terrible. The question stands: Should the Yankees make an
offer for Sam Dyson?
The
Yankees bullpen has been an overall strength this season, but adding a pitcher
like Sam Dyson would definitely improve the bullpen. With pitchers, sometimes a
change of scenery and a simple piece of advice from a new coach is all they
need to completely revive their careers. Ivan Nova joining Pittsburgh is one recent
example. Dyson is a sinkerball pitcher which would work well with the Yankees
solid infield defense and only has two million left on his contract for this
season.
If
the Yankees gave Texas a player to be named later (probably a low-level minor
leaguer) and ate up the rest of his contract, he would not be hard to acquire. Who
would be kicked out of the bullpen as a corresponding move? The answer is
simple. Goodbye Tommy Layne. Layne has been bad this season and usually is only
used when the Yankees have an enormous lead. It seems almost moronic to have a
guy like Layne taking up a bullpen spot, when someone with Dyson’s upside could
occupy that spot. Layne’s ERA of 7.50 is almost as ugly as Dyson’s, and he has
never been a lockdown closer. The Yankees have other southpaw options like Chasen Shreve, who has been solid this year and of course their All-Star closer, Aroldis Chapman, once he gets back from the disabled list.
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While
it is unlikely that the Yankees acquire Dyson because other teams are more
desperate for bullpen help, it would be very unproductive to not even attempt
to acquire the right-hander that saved 38 games a year ago. Odds are being surrounded by other talented relievers and having a new team could heavily improve Dyson's game. The Yankees and
Rangers do have trading history as they acquired Alex Rodriguez from them in the
2003-2004 offseason, and the Yankees traded them Carlos Beltran last trade
deadline.
Let us know in the comments below what you think about Dyson and if it would be a smart move to pick him up.
Article by: Ryan Thoms
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