The New York Yankees have announced that they had acquired minor league outfielder Cam Eden from the Toronto Blue Jays for monetary considerations. As reporter Mike Axisa recently explained, teams can still execute trades beyond the trade deadline if the deals meet specific criteria, such as the player being on a minor-league contract with no 40-man roster time that year.
Eden, 26, qualifies despite making his major league debut with the Blue Jays last September (against the Yankees). He was outrighted to the minors when the postseason concluded and has not appeared on the 40-man roster since.
Eden is likely to be considered for a spot on the Yankees’ roster when it expands in September. In 91 Triple-A games this season, he hit.198/.299/.322, giving him a minor-league lifetime OPS of.677. The Yankees are interested in him for one reason: he is fast. Throughout his career, he’s stolen 153 bases on 173 tries, for an 88% success rate. In theory, he might be deployed as a weapon in high-pressure circumstances throughout the playoffs.
Cam Eden shines bright ✨
The @BlueJays outfielder robs a homer for the Luces de Buffalo (@BuffaloBisons)! pic.twitter.com/PGRp21Zq1x
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) July 26, 2024
Given Major League Baseball’s new rule changes that make stealing bases simpler than before, having a designated speedster around appears to be a sensible plan.
The qualification for a player to have postseason eligibility with their team requires that they be in the organization by 11:59:59 p.m. ET on August 31. Eden will be permitted to participate in the playoffs with the Yankees if they want him on their roster.
The Yankees started Friday with a 68-48 record, tied with the Baltimore Orioles atop the American League East. New York will begin a weekend series against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers.
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