![]() ![]() Holmes followed up his dominant 2021 season with another solid season in 2022. Holmes became an immediate fan favorite in New York and was arguably one of the best relievers in all of baseball. His strikeout rate increased to a whopping 33% as well! Holmes stopped using his curveball and solely relied on his lights-out sinker/slider combination to strike out batters, and still had a solid groundball percentage at 61.5%. ![]() Holmes only allowed 2 home runs and his walk rate decreased significantly from 13.2% with the Pirates to just 3.9% with the Yankees. It was almost like Holmes turned into a completely different pitcher overnight. Park's walk percentage and strikeout percentage were identical at 20.6%.Īfter leaving the Pirates, Holmes dominated immediately with the Yankees to finish out the 2021 season, posting a 1.61 ERA, 2.10 FIP, 34 strikeouts, 4 walks, and a 0.79 WHIP across 28 innings pitched. 277/.345/.504, with 11 home runs, 32 RBIs, and had a 129 wRC+ in Double-A Somerset, and Park already made his MLB debut with the Yankees following a dominant Triple-A season, hitting. Castillo, who was the headliner at the time, was hitting. Almost two years later, it looks like their hypothesis was right.Īfter the trade, some Pirate fans, myself included, were excited that we got two decent infielders for a struggling reliever in Clay Holmes. With some retooling and a change of scenery, the Yankees felt that Holmes was bound to excel in New York. The biggest downside with Holmes at the time was his woeful 13.2% walk rate, which was fueled by control issues on his pitches.Īccording to Yankee manager Aaron Boone, the Yankees believed that Holmes would succeed on their roster due to his 72.8% groundball rate and Holmes having one of the best sinkers in the game, topping at 98 MPH with lots of vertical break. In his four-year career with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2018-2021, Holmes struggled immensely, posting a 5.57 ERA, 4.72 FIP, 122 strikeouts, 84 walks, and a 1.64 WHIP across 119.2 innings pitched. Considering that the team was well out of playoff contention, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded 28-year-old right-handed pitcher Clay Holmes to the New York Yankees, in exchange for two Major League ready infielders: Hoy Park and Diego Castillo. Rewinding back to July 26th, 2021, the Pittsburgh Pirates were well below. ![]() Let's take a trip down memory lane and revisit how this trade unfortunately backfired for the Pirates. After designating Diego Castillo for assignment and trading him away, the Pittsburgh Pirates have put the final nail in the coffin of the Clay Holmes trade. ![]()
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