Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Saturday that the Pittsburgh Pirates checked in about acquiring Camilo Doval, but sources say talks are preliminary and no deal is close.
- Doval has struggled this season with a 4.86 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and a 9.1 percent walk rate that points to clear command problems in 37 innings for New York.
- Yankees manager Aaron Boone publicly said the club is not ready to write Doval off and hopes he can regain a late-inning role.
- New York’s deep bullpen gives the front office flexibility to listen to offers and the team may subsidize salary to move Doval if the return is attractive.
- The wider context is that Doval was a 2025 deadline acquisition with elite velocity but uneven outcomes, he has one more arbitration year after 2026 and reaches free agency in 2028, and the Aug. 3 deadline compresses decisions for teams weighing upside against recent performance.