Overview
- New York sent outfielders Dillon Lewis and Brendan Jones and infielders Dylan Jasso and Juan Matheus to Miami in exchange for Weathers.
- FanGraphs currently projects Weathers as the Yankees’ No. 4 starter to open 2026 due to other absences in the rotation.
- Weathers, 26, logged a 3.74 ERA with 117 strikeouts over 125 innings across the past two seasons for Miami and has recent forearm, lat, and finger injuries.
- After the deal, Weathers posted a public thank-you to the Marlins and shared enthusiasm about joining the Yankees.
- Fan criticism of the prospect cost drew a public defense from broadcaster Michael Kay, while ESPN-linked analysis suggests the move could position New York to pursue a higher-end starter such as Freddy Peralta.