Yardley reinstated……Taylor to Nashville

[markedman5]

[Warning Track Power]

I’m ready for the Yardley DFA. He was a lot of smoke and mirrors last year and appears to have run out of magic.

[adambr2]

We have numerous relievers on our 40 man roster that are poor enough to be DFAed, namely Lindblom and Yardley. Unfortunately, the system isn't loaded with better options to replace them.

[ClosetBrewerFan]

Not sure why you want to DFA Yardley. He has three options left and we have 40 man roster room. We can just option him at this point.

Plus, its still small samples we are talking about here. 13 IP is hardly enough time to call him ineffective and maybe the injury played a role. I'd be willing to give him another chance as he seemed so effective for us in 2019-2020 (again small samples but more of a track record)

[bork]

The Brewers already have a limited number of relievers with options and with plenty of 40 man spots, there is no reason to DFA Yardley. I imagine Yardley, Perdomo, Lauer, Milner and Weigel will be getting frequent flier miles between Milwaukee and Nashville.

[Warning Track Power]

Not sure why you want to DFA Yardley. He has three options left and we have 40 man roster room. We can just option him at this point.

Plus, its still small samples we are talking about here. 13 IP is hardly enough time to call him ineffective and maybe the injury played a role. I'd be willing to give him another chance as he seemed so effective for us in 2019-2020 (again small samples but more of a track record)

DFA was a bit strong.

 

He is fine in the role that Perdomo was supposed to fill on Monday night, up 5 in the 9th and trying to get through the game without using Williams and Hader. You state small sample size of 12 IP in 2021, but his "effectiveness" in 2020 was only 23 IP when he had a 1.54 ERA but a 4.09 FIP. He wasn't with the Brewers in 2019.

 

My larger point is that Yardley simply doesn't pass the eye test to me. While his career ERA with the Brewers is 3.31, it's coupled with a 4.79 FIP and 1.41 WHIP in 35.1 IP. He's fine as the last option in the pen but quite scary in a high leverage role.