The Yankees signed Brandon Leibrandt to a minor league contract, in accordance with the left-hander’s profile web page at MLB.com. The Reds designated Leibrandt for project and outrighted him off their 40-man roster on the finish of October, upon which Leibrandt opted to grow to be a minor league free agent.
A sixth-round choose for the Phillies again within the 2014 draft, Leibrandt made his MLB debut within the type of 9 innings and 5 appearances with the Marlins in 2020. That cup of espresso marked his final journey to the Present till this previous season, when Leibrandt tossed 6 1/3 innings over two appearances with Cincinnati.
In between these two large league stints, Leibrandt pitched within the minors with the Marlins and Cubs, and he spent all the 2023 marketing campaign and the beginning of the 2024 season exterior of affiliated baseball, pitching with the Atlantic League’s Excessive Level Rockers. Leibrandt had a 2.70 ERA over 80 innings with the Rockers, which was sufficient for the Reds to provide him a glance on a minor league deal final Could.
Leibrandt is popping 32 in December, so he’d be a late bloomer if he can unlock one thing at this stage of his profession and catch on as a dependable large league pitcher. Nevertheless, the Yankees have had a strong latest observe document at getting outcomes out of unheralded pitchers, and Leibrandt’s seven % profession stroll price within the minors is a touch that he would possibly possess MLB-caliber management. There’s no danger for the Yankees in bringing Leibrandt to Spring Coaching and seeing what he can provide as a southpaw depth arm for the bullpen.
