Yankees acquire starting pitcher Ryan Weathers from Marlins for 4 minor leaguers
- - Yankees acquire starting pitcher Ryan Weathers from Marlins for 4 minor leaguers
Jason Owens January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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The New York Yankees acquired left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers in a trade with the Miami Marlins. The Marlins confirmed the trade Tuesday evening.
In return, the Marlins are receiving four minor leaguers: outfielders Dillon Lewis and Brendan Jones, and infielders Dillon Jason and Juan Matheus.
Jones was the No. 15-rated prospect in the Yankees' organization, and Lewis was rated No. 16, per MLB.com prospect rankings. Per those rankings, Jason and Matheus were not ranked among the top 30 Yankees prospects.
Weathers, 26, is a former first-round pick (No. 7 overall, 2018, Padres) who's played in parts of five MLB seasons for the Marlins and Padres. In 281 MLB innings pitched, Weathers has a 4.93 ERA and 1.384 WHIP with 235 strikeouts and 99 walks.
He's never pitched more than 94 2/3 innings in a single season, which was his 2021 rookie campaign with the Padres in which he made 18 starts.
Weathers played parts of three seasons for the Padres, who traded him to the Marlins at the 2023 trade deadline. He posted a 4.11 ERA with 131 strikeouts and 48 walks in 138 innings with the Marlins across two-plus seasons. Multiple injuries, including a forearm strain and a lat strain, limited Weathers' availability in Miami.
While his role with the Yankees isn't defined, he projects as a potential option for the back end of their starting rotation if he can remain healthy.
Weathers is the son of 19-year MLB veteran David Weathers, who pitched parts of two seasons with the Yankees in 1996 and '97.
Source: “AOL Sports”
