The New York Yankees remain committed to strengthening their bullpen for the current 2024 Major League season and for that reason this Monday They finalized the arrival of reliever Jake Cousins who belonged to the Chicago White Sox.
The exchange between the Yankees and White Sox was made in the early hours of this April 1 so that Cousins will come to the Mules in exchange for cashas reported by the 27-time World Series champions on their social networks.
The 29-year-old pitcher has three years of experience in the Major Leagues, although his performance has decreased over time.
During his first of the three seasons he was with the Milwaukee Brewers, he ended up seeing action in 30 games, while in the next two he worked in 12 and nine games respectively.
Cousins’ last performance, in 2023, ended with a 4.82 earned run percentage and performance in 9.1 inningsin which he allowed five runs, 10 hits and granted 10 walks.
In the minor leagues, where he spent the most time with the Brewers’ farms, he also had a high ERA of 6.35 and participated in a total of 29 games.
After that, Cousins was released and taken by the Chicago White Sox, with whom he participated in Spring Training and left better numbers than the previous season, with a 1.29 ERA and one run in seven innings of work.
For the Yankees, with the arrival of Cousins they hope to continue the good streak of the bullpen, which In four games in the series against the Houston Astros he did not allow runs in 14.1 innings of action.
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2024-04-02 03:12:35
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