11:30am: USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports that infield prospect Caleb Durbin is also going to the Brewers. MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch adds that the Yankees are also sending some cash to the Brewers as part of the deal.
11:24am: The Yankees are finalizing a trade to acquire star closer Devin Williams from the Brewers, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Athletic’s Will Sammon reports that there’s a deal in place. Left-hander Nestor Cortes is among the players going back to Milwaukee in the swap, reports Robert Murray of FanSided.
Both Williams and Cortes are entering their final seasons of club control, and both were projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz to earn $7.7MM in 2025. Milwaukee will still come out ahead financially, given that the Yankees are sending some cash their way in the swap. That’s a notable asset in and of itself (depending on the amount, of course), as the Brewers are working on an extremely tight budget this winter. Durbin, meanwhile, is a second baseman with experience at the hot corner. He was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster ahead of the Rule 5 protection deadline and is likely to slot in at second or third base in 2025, with one of Brice Turang or Joey Ortiz moving to shortstop in place of Willy Adames, who signed with the Giants as a free agent.
More to come.
