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With spring training about two weeks away, the Yankees are still assembling their roster for the 2026 season.
New York added to their bullpen on Wednesday, acquiring RHP Angel Chivilli from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for minor league 1B T.J. Rumfield, the team announced.
The Yanks also designated OF Michael Siani for assignment to make room for Chivilli on the 40-man roster. Siani was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 23.
Chivilli, 23, made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2024 and has appeared in 73 games over the past two seasons, pitching to a 6.18 ERA with 71 strikeouts. He went 1-5 with a 7.06 and 1.69 WHIP over 43 games (58.2 IP) in 2025, totaling 43 strikeouts.
Despite his record and ERA, Chivilli's fastball velocity averages at 97.1 mph, which is in the 88th percentile per Baseball Savant. He also owns a 29.7 percent whiff rate and a 49.8 percent ground ball rate, both well above the league average.
Rumfield, who'll turn 26 in May, hit .285 with 16 home runs, 31 doubles, and 87 RBI in 2025 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Virginia Tech and later acquired by the Yanks in November 2021. Over five years in the minors, Rumfield owns a .271 batting average with 52 homers, 88 doubles, and 260 RBI.
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New York added to their bullpen on Wednesday, acquiring RHP Angel Chivilli from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for minor league 1B T.J. Rumfield, the team announced.
The Yanks also designated OF Michael Siani for assignment to make room for Chivilli on the 40-man roster. Siani was claimed off waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Jan. 23.
Chivilli, 23, made his MLB debut with the Rockies in 2024 and has appeared in 73 games over the past two seasons, pitching to a 6.18 ERA with 71 strikeouts. He went 1-5 with a 7.06 and 1.69 WHIP over 43 games (58.2 IP) in 2025, totaling 43 strikeouts.
Despite his record and ERA, Chivilli's fastball velocity averages at 97.1 mph, which is in the 88th percentile per Baseball Savant. He also owns a 29.7 percent whiff rate and a 49.8 percent ground ball rate, both well above the league average.
Rumfield, who'll turn 26 in May, hit .285 with 16 home runs, 31 doubles, and 87 RBI in 2025 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2021 MLB Draft out of Virginia Tech and later acquired by the Yanks in November 2021. Over five years in the minors, Rumfield owns a .271 batting average with 52 homers, 88 doubles, and 260 RBI.
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