The Yankees introduced Friday that they’ve acquired outfielder Cam Eden in a commerce sending money again to the Blue Jays. He’s been assigned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the intervening time.
Eden, 26, was Toronto’s sixth-round choose again in 2019. He briefly made his large league debut late final season, showing in 5 video games and going 1-for-6 with a pair of strikeouts. The Jays eliminated him from the 40-man roster after the season, outrighting him to Triple-A Buffalo. As a result of Eden was not on the Jays’ 40-man roster at any level this season, he’s eligible to be traded even after the foremost league commerce deadline.
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Whereas Eden isn’t prone to issue closely into the Yankees’ plans down the stretch, he’s a Triple-A chunk at a time when Everson Pereira is out for the season and Jasson Dominguez might quickly get a name to the massive leagues. Eden can be a possible bench/pinch-running choice in September and even within the postseason, if the Yankees select to dedicate a roster spot to somebody with that kind of specialised talent set. He’s hitting simply .198/.299/.322 with a 27.4% strikeout price this season, however he’s additionally swiped 26 luggage in 33 tries. That is his second run via the Triple-A degree; Eden hit .257/.354/.333 there final yr and stole 53 bases in 57 makes an attempt.
Eden has performed all three outfield spots in his professional profession. The Cal product has spent the majority of his time in heart subject. FanGraphs Eric Longenhagen ranked him in the back of the Jays’ top-34 prospects again in 2022, touting Eden’s plus pace, fast first step in heart and baserunning acumen — whereas additionally noting that lack of offensive upside that limits his ceiling.
