Brandon

Leibrandt

The 32-year-old southpaw has an agreement in place to sign with the CTBC Brothers of Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League, so the Yankees let him out of his minor league deal. Leibrandt had posted a 2.85 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and a 37/14 K/BB ratio over 41 innings in his 10 appearances (nine starts).

29-year-old hurler Winans had a path to potentially crack the club’s Opening Day roster after the injuries to Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil, but he struggled to a 5.02 ERA and 1.53 WHIP over 14 1/3 innings in Grapefruit League action. He’ll open the season in the rotation at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and should get an opportunity to pitch for the Yankees at some point during the 2025 season.

It’s unclear whether or not the 31-year-old southpaw will receive an invitation to major league spring training. Leibrandt made two appearances with the Reds during the 2024 season, compiling a cringe-inducing 9.95 ERA, 2.05 WHIP and a 5/2 K/BB ratio across 6 1/3 innings of work. He’ll add depth from the left side of the Yankees’ bullpen.

Leibrandt made two appearances for the Reds this season, giving up seven runs over 6 1/3 innings in his first major league action since 2020. He’ll clear waivers and likely become a minor league free agent.

Leibrandt was recalled earlier this week, but he’s been sent down for a fresh arm. He has a 9.95 ERA in two appearances for Cincinnati this year.

Leibrandt is up to replace Brandon Williamson (arm) with Williamson placed on the 15-day injured list. Leibrandt will give the Reds a multi-inning option while he’s with the club.

Leibrandt was called up on Thursday, but after tossing 2 1/3 scoreless innings he’s going back to the minors. The Reds have opted for a fresh arm with a doubleheader against the Brewers on tap Friday so you can’t really blame them. It wouldn’t be a big surprise if Leibrandt resurfaces with Cincinnati before the season is over.

Congrats to Leibrandt, whose father, Charlie, pitched for the Reds from 1979-82. Brandon’s only previous MLB experience was five appearances with the Marlins in 2020. He opened this year in indy ball before signing with the Reds and posting a 4.46 ERA in 15 starts for Louisville. He can go long today if needed, and if not, he could make a start this weekend.

Leibrandt hasn’t appeared in the majors since the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign when he made five relief appearances for the Marlins. The 31-year-old southpaw provides Cincinnati with some extra organizational starting pitching after an extremely impressive four-start run to open the year with the High Point Rockers of the independent Atlantic League.

Leibrandt last appeared in the majors during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign. The 29-year-old lefty signed a minor league contract with the Cubs back in March and has been released after compiling a 4.67 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 68/16 K/BB ratio across 69 1/3 innings (21 appearances, eight starts) this season between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa.