A look at the Yankees' 2025 trade-deadline acquisitions

With over half a month since the 2025 trade deadline expired, fans of the New York Yankees have had time to get acquainted with the team’s new faces. Most of this massive overhaul has gone smoothly. Both the bullpen and lineup have been vastly improved, though there have been some hiccups.

Fans have seen very little of Amed Rosario and Austin Slater, whose IL stints have barely afforded them time to make a first impression. Excluding these two, let’s explore which new Yankees have made valuable additions thus far and which are currently falling flat.

Ryan McMahon 

Coming to the Yankees a week before the deadline, McMahon has held his own in pinstripes, hitting .250/.364/.359, including sealing a Yankees’ win with a walk off. Although his ample pop has produced just one home run for the Yankees in 64 at-bats, his bat has still been a marked improvement over his predecessor, Oswald Peraza. As for his glove, McMahon has made third base look easy, often handling hard plays swiftly in an effortless manner. Though not his best work, he has accumulated four outs above average on the year.

David Bednar 

Since giving up two runs to the Marlins in his Yankee debut, Bednar hasn’t allowed another run (and has only allowed one hit). In 8.1 innings across seven appearances for the Yankees, Bednar owns a 2.06 ERA and has collected 14 strikeouts, bringing his 2025 ERA down to 2.33. He has also thrown 1.2 innings in three of his seven Yankee outings, giving the bullpen much-needed length. His reliability has worked to shore up the Yankees’ glaring bullpen weakness.

Jose Caballero 

Since landing in the Bronx, Caballero is hitting .364/.440/.682 with two home runs and five stolen bases in 22 at-bats. This comes in stark contrast to the .226/.327/.311 slash with two home runs he posted with the Rays (his two home runs with New York came against the Rays on Tuesday). As a utilityman, Caballero doesn’t see action every day, but in making the most of opportunities, he is making a compelling case to get in more games. Both his rising on-base percentage and the threat he poses when on base has been a significant advantage to the Yankees.

Camilo Doval 

Doval, who owned a 3.09 ERA with the Giants this year, now owns a 6.43 ERA with the Yankees. In eight games, Doval has thrown seven innings and recorded eight strikeouts. His main problem has been issuing walks, giving up six in that time. This combined with his .241 opponent average with the Yankees has made Doval unreliable. However, after just eight relief appearances with his new team, it’s a little early to make a judgement call on Doval’s young Yankee tenure.

Jake Bird 

Bird, who had been a lights-out reliever for the Rockies earlier this year, has not been able to keep up the momentum. In three appearances spanning only two innings of work with the Yankees, Bird gave up six earned runs (27.00 ERA). After that, the Yankees optioned him to triple-A.

Bird has the makings of a strikeout-heavy reliever, having accumulated 62 punchouts in 53.1 innings this year, but he hasn’t been able to prevent hits. Batters own a .276 average against him this year and he is showing no signs of improvement. Since being demoted, Bird owns a 9.00 ERA in the minors. The fact that the Yankees gave up their no. 10 prospect for him puts pressure on them to develop Bird into the stud he was earlier this season.