The Carlos Carrasco experiment is over in the Bronx.
The New York Yankees designated the veteran starting pitcher for assignment before they faced the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.
They replaced Carrasco on the roster by calling up righty reliever Yerry De los Santos, who impressed in spring training and had a 1.74 ERA in 10 appearances at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
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Carrasco didn’t pitch well for the Yankees, going 2-2 with a 5.91 ERA in six starts (eight games). The Yankees turned to him when starting pitchers Gerrit Cole (Tommy John surgery) and Luis Gil (strained lat) were injured during spring training.
It always seemed like a long shot that the Yankees would be able to help the 38-year-old turn things around. He was coming off two terrible seasons with the New York Mets and the Cleveland Guardians.
It’s unclear who will take Carrasco’s place in the rotation. Manager Aaron Boone was scheduled to speak with reporters before Tuesday’s game.
The Yankees could look to turn to lefty Ryan Yarbrough, who has been used mostly as a long reliever so far. He has a 3.72 ERA in nine appearances, and when he started in place of the injured Clarke Schmidt on Saturday, he gave up one run over four innings against the Tampa Bay Rays. Schmidt was slated to start Tuesday.
The Yankees could also look to lefty Allan Winans, who hasn’t given up a run in four games (three starts) at Triple A, striking out 24 in 14 innings.
It might be the end of the line for Carrasco. His advanced metrics pointed to a pitcher who may not be capable of playing in the majors anymore. His 91 mph fastball velocity ranks within the bottom 10th percentile of pitchers. He also posted poor numbers in terms of chase rate (26 percent), whiff rate (22.6 percent) and barrel rate (12.1 percent).
The Yankees also need better performances from rookie Will Warren. He’s got a 5.65 ERA through seven starts, though the Yankees like his stuff and bat-missing ability (10.7 K/9).
In other roster moves made Tuesday, infielder DJ LeMahieu’s rehab assignment was transferred from Double-A Somerset to Triple A and reliever Scott Effross will begin a rehab assignment in the Florida Complex League.
(Photo: Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
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