{"id":687108,"date":"2026-05-22T20:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687108\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:44:11","slug":"yankees-would-be-a-good-trade-fit-for-3-13-era-cardinals-reliever-per-mlb-insider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/687108\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees would be a good trade fit for 3.13 ERA Cardinals reliever, per MLB insider"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees<\/a> made three big moves at the 2025 MLB trade deadline to bolster their bullpen, and a year later, they are likely to be eyeing more reliever help again.<\/p>\n

Camilo Doval, Jake Bird, and David Bednar are still on the team, but there is room for improvement in the bullpen.<\/p>\n

That’s why it makes sense that MLB insider Robert Murray of Fansided.com<\/a> named the Yankees as a good fit for St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> 3.13 ERA reliever, Riley O’Brien.<\/p>\n

Yankees would be good trade fit for Riley O’Brien<\/p>\n

“O’Brien will be one of many options that the Yankees consider,” Murray writes. “His success, and also his controllability (he’s not a free agent until 2031), make him desirable and an option that New York will surely make a call about.”<\/p>\n

With the Yankees seeking out more bullpen help, it wouldn’t be a surprise if they turned their sights to someone like O’Brien.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals are likely to be deadline sellers, even with their impressive record to begin the 2026 regular season.<\/p>\n

O’Brien is someone the Cardinals might look to capitalize on, as he’s having a good season for the second year in a row, though he’s 31 years old and a bit more of an unknown.<\/p>\n

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However, for the Yankees, he’s exactly the kind of reliever worth taking a chance on. The right-hander has a 3.13 ERA this season and had a 2.06 ERA last year.<\/p>\n

He might not be the best reliever who could be on the move this season, but O’Brien would likely be a little cheaper than some of those other options, while still providing solid upside for the Yankees to invest in.<\/p>\n

Murray graded this trade fit an “8\/10,” which is a strong grade, and would make for a good pairing if the Yankees and Cardinals could work out a deal this season by the August 3rd trade deadline.<\/p>\n

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