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By Jackson Roberts
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The New York Yankees' bullpen got much, much better on Thursday.
New York focused most of its efforts on position players in the week leading up to the deadline, but went bananas on the relief pitching market in the final hours. After officially announcing the acquisition of Jake Bird and reportedly agreeing to a deal involving David Bednar, the Yankees had one more reliever in store.
According to a report from Jack Curry of YES Network, the Yankees agreed to acquire right-handed fireballer Camilo Doval from the San Francisco Giants.
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Robert Murray of FanSided reported that catcher/third base prospect Jesus Rodriguez, corner infielder Parks Harber, right-handed pitcher Trystan Vrieling and left-handed pitcher Carlos De La Rosa were headed back to the Giants in the deal.
Once an All-Star in 2023, Doval regained the closer role in San Francisco partway through this season. He's pitched to a 3.09 ERA in 47 appearances, striking out 50 batters in 46 2/3 innings.
The New York bullpen now includes Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, Bird, Bednar, and Doval, so the thinnest group on the roster is suddenly deep and intimidating.
Doval also comes with 2 1/2 remaining years of team control, so he'll be an option to take over the closer role next season if Weaver, Williams, or both depart in free agency.
The Yankees have to be feeling good about their deadline haul, but now must quickly shift their attention to a hotly contested American League Wild Card race, in which a lot of other teams improved as well.
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