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Dec 9, 2025
Luke Weaver's fate with Yankees was just pretty much confirmed by Brian Cashman
Yanks Go Yard
The New York Yankees have officially lost but one reliever so far this offseason to another club, with Devin Williams signing with the New York Mets on December 3 (and trolling the Yanks on his way out). Yankees general manager Brian Cashman doesn't see it that way, however.
According to Cashman, New York has also moved on from right-hander Luke Weaver. During an interview at the MLB Winter Meetings on Sunday, Cashman, in discussing the Yankees' bullpen turnover, told the media that, "We lost Devin and Weaver."
Fans immediately pointed out the curiousness of Cashman's wording, since Weaver is still an unsigned free agent and could technically still re-sign with the Yankees.
Some Yankees fans -- particularly Weaver enthusiasts -- surmised that Williams joining the Mets made it more likely that the Yanks would bring back Weaver. Cashman obliterated that theory on Sunday in one sentence, suggesting in another how New York's acquisitions of David Bednar and Camilo Doval in July allowed him the flexibility to move on from Weaver and D-Will.
Seeing as Weaver's days in pinstripes appear done (for now), it feels like an appropriate time to say that it's been a wild ride replete with some thrilling highs for Weaver in the Bronx, even if things didn't end smoothly in 2025.
Unless Cashman is playing next-level chess with the media and actually intends to re-sign Weaver, the 32-year-old right-hander leaves behind a solid-enough statistical legacy as a Yank: a 12-8 record with a 3.22 ERA, 191 strikeouts and 12 saves in 129 appearances.
His tenure was far from perfect, but Weaver demonstrated some resilience in a Yankees uniform, particularly during the 2024 playoff run. After blowing his first career save at the worst time (Game 3 of the ALCS), Weaver shrugged it off and rose to an even higher occasion in Game 5 against the gritty Cleveland Guardians, shoving two scoreless innings and earning an enormous win as New York advanced to the World Series.
Weaver's mental fortit
