{"id":405668,"date":"2026-01-14T01:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405668\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:34:08","slug":"marlins-to-trade-ryan-weathers-to-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405668\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlins To Trade Ryan Weathers To Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yankees are acquiring starter\u00a0Ryan Weathers<\/a> from the Marlins for four prospects, reports Jack Curry of The Yes Network<\/a>. According to Craig Mish of SportsGrid<\/a>, Miami adds minor league hitters Dillon Lewis<\/a>,\u00a0Brendan Jones,\u00a0Dylan Jasso<\/a> and\u00a0Juan Matheus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second significant rotation move in as many weeks for Miami. The Fish swapped\u00a0Edward Cabrera<\/a> to the Cubs for a package led by rookie outfielder\u00a0Owen Caissie<\/a> on Wednesday. It\u2019s surprising to see them pull the trigger on another deal to subtract a controllable starter. Cabrera and Weathers have each had trouble staying healthy, and Miami evidently preferred to stockpile position player talent over the pair of talented but risky starters.<\/p>\n

Weathers, a 26-year-old lefty, is the son of longtime big leaguer\u00a0David Weathers<\/a> (who coincidentally was traded from the then-Florida Marlins to the Yankees at the 1996 deadline). This is the second time that Ryan Weathers finds himself on the move. The Padres selected him with the #7 overall pick in the 2018 draft. He made it to the majors within three years, no small feat for a pitcher who signed out of high school, but struggled in scattered looks with San Diego. The Friars dealt him to Miami at the \u201923 deadline for first baseman\u00a0Garrett Cooper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Weathers acquisition came a few months before Miami installed Peter Bendix atop baseball operations. Weathers has shown mid-rotation potential over the past couple seasons but hasn\u2019t been able to put together a full season. A strained index finger on his throwing hand cost him three months in 2024. He missed the first six weeks last year after suffering a forearm strain during Spring Training. Weathers returned and pitched well over five starts before going down again \u2014 this time with a lat strain that knocked him out into September.<\/p>\n

Weathers has been limited to 24 starts and 125 innings over the past two years. He turned in a 3.74 earned run average with a solid 22% strikeout rate and lower than average 6.8% walk percentage. Weathers has pushed his average fastball into the 96-97 MPH range and can miss bats with his changeup and sweeper. At full health, he has looked like a potential third or fourth starter. He hasn\u2019t been healthy for more than a couple months at a time over the past couple seasons.<\/p>\n

Miami and Weathers settled on a $1.35MM salary last week. This offseason was his first of arbitration eligibility. He\u2019ll go through the process at least twice more and won\u2019t hit free agency until the 2028-29 offseason at the earliest. The Yankees are currently in the third tier of luxury tax penalization and taxed at a 95% rate on spending up to $304MM. Weathers\u2019 modest salary means New York only takes on roughly $1.3MM in taxes to add him.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also some roster flexibility, as the southpaw has one minor league option remaining. Weathers should break camp in Aaron Boone\u2019s rotation assuming he gets through Spring Training healthy.\u00a0Gerrit Cole<\/a> and\u00a0Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a> will open the season on the injured list, while Clarke Schmidt<\/a> could miss the entire season after last July\u2019s Tommy John procedure. Weathers slots alongside Will Warren<\/a> and\u00a0Luis Gil<\/a> as their projected third through fifth starters behind\u00a0Max Fried<\/a> and\u00a0Cam Schlittler<\/a>. Any of Weathers, Warren or Gil could be optioned to Triple-A if everyone\u2019s healthy once Rod\u00f3n and\/or Cole return.<\/p>\n

The trade should increase Miami\u2019s urgency to add an affordable starter via free agency. Eury P\u00e9rez<\/a> and Sandy Alcantara<\/a> are the only two locks for Clayton McCullough\u2019s season-opening rotation.\u00a0Braxton Garrett<\/a> (internal brace) and\u00a0Max Meyer<\/a> (hip surgery) missed most or all of the 2025 season. They\u2019re expected to be ready for Opening Day but should be on innings limits. Journeyman\u00a0Janson Junk<\/a> was a decent fifth starter, while Ryan Gusto<\/a> and\u00a0Adam Mazur<\/a> have limited MLB experience.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s more upside coming through the pipeline. Highly-regarded prospects\u00a0Thomas White<\/a> and\u00a0Robby Snelling<\/a> have reached Triple-A. Snelling dominated over 11 starts there and has a strong chance to win a rotation spot out of Spring Training. Former second-rounder\u00a0Dax Fulton<\/a> is on the 40-man roster and has also reached Triple-A, though he\u2019s coming off a less impressive season in the high minors.<\/p>\n

It remains a high-ceiling group, especially once White and Snelling take the mound at loanDepot Park. They\u2019re short a veteran at the back end whom they can rely upon for some innings. It\u2019s likely they\u2019ll dip into free agency for a starter on a one-year deal, as they did last winter with the\u00a0Cal Quantrill<\/a> signing. They should aim a little higher this time around since it\u2019s not entirely out of the question that they compete for a playoff spot in 2026. Maybe a multi-year deal candidate like\u00a0Zack Littell<\/a> or\u00a0Nick Martinez<\/a> winds up dropping into their price range as Spring Training approaches.\u00a0Jose Quintana<\/a>,\u00a0Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez<\/a> and former Miami draftee Chris Paddack<\/a> are all locks for one-year deals and would be more comparable to the Quantrill pickup.<\/p>\n

Lewis is the biggest get of the four prospects. Jon Heyman of The New York Post<\/a> reported last week that Miami evaluators were particularly bullish on the 22-year-old outfielder. His name came up in conversations between the teams when New York was pursuing Cabrera. While they didn\u2019t find an agreeable package in those conversations, the Marlins found another way to add Lewis to the system.<\/p>\n

A right-handed hitting outfielder, Lewis was a 13th-round pick in 2024 out of Queens University of Charlotte. While he didn\u2019t enter pro ball with a ton of fanfare, he impressed pro scouts during his first full season. Baseball America<\/a> recently ranked him eighth among Yankees prospects, while he slotted 16th in the system at MLB Pipeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Evaluators praise his center field defense and big exit velocities that hint at the raw power upside in his 6\u20193\u2033 frame. He\u2019s coming off a .237\/.321\/.445 slash with 22 home runs and 26 stolen bases in a pitcher-friendly setting in the low minors. Lewis struck out at a higher than average 23.5% rate, which is concerning for a college draftee who has yet to advance beyond High-A. There\u2019s a decent amount of risk with questions about his hit tool and distance from the majors, but he\u2019s another toolsy outfield pickup for a club that added Caissie last week.<\/p>\n

Jones was another late-round college pick in 2024. A left-handed hitting center fielder out of Kansas State, he combined for a .245\/.359\/.395 line between High-A and Double-A. Jones walked in almost 15% of his plate appearances and stole 51 bases in 60 attempts. He\u2019s listed at 5\u201910\u201d and doesn\u2019t have Lewis\u2019 physical upside, but scouts praise his approach and speed. Baseball America ranked him 13th in the Yankees system, while he landed 15th on Pipeline\u2019s ranking. There\u2019s a decent chance he ends up as a fourth outfielder.<\/p>\n

Jasso, 23, is a right-handed hitting corner infielder who spent last season in Double-A. He had a solid year, batting .257\/.326\/.400 with 13 homers. Jasso was a 2023 undrafted free agent whose minor league performance landed him in the back third of New York\u2019s top 30 prospects. He should begin the season at Triple-A Jacksonville and could find himself in the MLB mix by the end of the year. He\u2019ll be eligible for the Rule 5 draft next winter.<\/p>\n

Miami rounds out the return with Matheus, a 21-year-old shortstop\/third baseman out of Venezuela. The switch-hitter put together a .275\/.365\/.376 line with a 12.3% walk rate and solid 18.5% strikeout percentage in A-ball last year. Matheus is on the smaller side at 5\u201910\u201d and hasn\u2019t hit for more than five home runs in a season. He\u2019s a lottery ticket potential utility player who\u2019ll also be eligible for the Rule 5 draft after the \u201926 season.<\/p>\n

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