Yankees call up Brendan Beck from Triple-A

Max Fried (elbow) will be activated from the injured list prior to the nightcap of Saturday’s twin bill at Yankee Stadium. Beck provides New York’s bullpen with a fresh arm after Cam Schlittler and three relievers combined on a five-hit shutout during Friday’s pivotal series opener.

Beck heads back to the minors to make room for New York to bring up a fresh arm prior to Tuesday’s series opener against the Astros. The 27-year-old rookie didn’t end up making an appearance after being called up over the weekend.

Beck has made two appearances (one start) with the Yankees this season, posting a 9.45 ERA and a 4/5 K/BB ratio while serving up four homers over 6 2/3 innings of work. It’s unclear if he’ll work as a long man out of the bullpen initially or if he’ll replace the injured Ryan Weathers (forearm) in the club’s rotation next week.

Beck allowed four hits and walked one batter on the day. The 27-year-old has a 2.69 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, and 118/33 K/BB ratio in 110 1/3 innings at Triple-A this season. It’s a bit of a surprise that he was not included in any trade to bring the Yankees more offense at the deadline. He will continue to provide organizational depth for the rotation.

Beck gets the demotion after struggling Saturday against the Twins; allowing five runs over 3 2/3 innings in a loss. The Yankees will make a corresponding transaction to help the bullpen before Sunday’s contest against Minnesota.

Beck generated 17 whiffs on 42 swings and 87 pitches today, which is really good. However, they turned into just three strikeouts. Three is also the number of homers he allowed. Luke Keaschall’s was Yankee Stadium-aided on a hitter friendly day, but the homers from Kody Clemens in the first and Alex Jackson in the second needed no such assistance. Beck will probably return to Triple-A now. The Yankees will need a fifth starter again Thursday, but they’d probably rather have a fresh arm available Sunday than wait to use Beck again. Perhaps Elmer Rodriguez can come back up for Thursday’s start.

Beck gets the nod to replace an injured Carlos Rodón (elbow) in New York’s rotation. The 27-year-old allowed two runs over three innings during a bulk relief outing against the Rangers in his major-league debut back on May 7. He’s posted an encouraging 3.07 ERA across 88 innings at the Triple-A level this season. He’s not a recommended option for fantasy purposes.

The 27-year-old hurler will take the place of the injured Carlos Rodon in the Yankees’ rotation for the time being. Beck sports a 3.07 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and a 91/28 K/BB ratio over 88 innings in 16 starts at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on the season. He could be worth a look as a streaming option in deeper mixed leagues on Saturday.

Beck threw three innings as a bulk reliever on Thursday, so the Yankees will shuffle him back to the minors to get a fresh arm up for the bullpen.

Beck walked three and gave up a homer to Ezequiel Duran in the 52-pitch outing. He’ll likely head back down in exchange for a fresh arm prior to Friday’s contest.