Matzek indicated he feels like he is “close ... spots to join a group that will likely include Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, Hill, Ian Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr. and Fernando Cruz.

The numbers are not pretty. The Yankees are expected to start the season with 11 players on the injured list, and that does not include Tyler Matzek, who is not yet on the 40-man roster.

Unfortunately, it took giving up a Braves hero to gain two in return from the Giants – 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler and Matzek's fellow 2021 "Night Shift" co-star, Luke Jackson, was Atlanta ...