The Yankees have dipped into the bargain bin once again, inking veteran right-hander Anthony DeSclafani to a minor league deal and sending him off to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The RailRiders broke the news to Conor Foley of The YES Network, signaling yet another chapter in Brian Cashman’s “maybe-he’s-got-something-left” saga.
DeSclafani is set to make his first on-field appearance in nearly two years—a hiatus largely spent rehabbing from flexor tendon surgery on his pitching arm in March 2024. He missed all of 2024 and a chunk of 2025, so don’t expect fireworks just yet. That said, when healthy, he’s been a solid mid-rotation guy—not flashy, but reliable. His career ERA sits at 4.20 with a 54-56 record across nine big-league seasons. His standout year came in 2021 with the Giants, posting a 13-7 record and a tidy 3.17 ERA over 31 starts.
Of course, durability has been his Achilles' heel, and now, as he attempts a comeback, the Yankees are clearly hoping to catch lightning in a bottle—again. Cashman loves a good reclamation project, and this one might just be the latest installment in the “Frankenstein Pitching Lab” experiment.
Will DeSclafani rise from the ashes or flame out quietly in Scranton?
Stay tuned—this Bronx tale could go either way.
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