During the 2023-24 offseason, the New York Yankees traded for Victor Gonzalez and Jorbit Vivas of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees sent back infielder Trey Sweeney, who was eventually dealt to the Detroit Tigers in the Jack Flaherty trade.
A former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher is on the move again. Left-handed reliever Victor Gonzalez, who played in parts of three seasons with the Dodgers before being traded to the New York Yankees last year, has signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels.
The New York Yankees have released Victor Gonzalez from his minor-league deal, according to an announcement from the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
After being designated for assignment last week, LHP Victor Gonzalez is back with the New York Yankees organization as cleared waivers Wednesday and was then optioned to triple-A Scranton.
The Yankees announced Wednesday that left-hander Victor Gonzalez passed through outright waivers unclaimed and has been assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The New York Yankees made some moves today to further bolster the backend of their bullpen, but it comes with a new arm being designated for assignment.
Losing his roster spot might come as a surprise, since his 3.86 earned run average on the year seems perfectly acceptable. But digging a little deeper, the numbers aren’t nearly as nice.
The New York Yankees currently have a top-five bullpen in baseball with a 2.40 ERA collectively. The four teams ahead of them are sub 2.00, but the Yankees have gotten the job done, leading them to a 10-3 record to open the season over the first four series.
The Yankees have been linked to a wide range of starting pitchers on both the free agent and trade markets throughout the offseason, but Brendan Kuty of The Athletic reports that the team has shifted its focus to the bullpen.
On December 11th, the New York Yankees acquired Victor Gonzalez along with prospect Jorbit Vivas in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving away Top 10 prospect Trey Sweeney in the process.