SAN FRANCISCO — A day after they traded their reliable setup man, the Giants parted ways with their closer.
San Francisco traded former All-Star closer Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees, a source confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area after ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported the news.
The Giants acquired infielders Jesús Rodríguez, Parks Harber, right-handed pitcher Trystan Vrieling and left-handed pitcher Carlos De La Rosa, YES Network’s Jack Curry reported.
To get Doval, the Yankees traded Jesus Rodriguez, Parks Harbor, Trystan Vrieling and one other player.
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Carlos De La Rosa is the 4th player in the Doval trade.
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Doval’s departure is much less of a surprise than the Wednesday trade of Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets. There were rumors in the offseason, and the market has been strong for teams willing to part with hard-throwing late-inning relievers. After they dropped an ugly game Tuesday night, the Giants sped up the pace of talks centered around Doval and Rogers, who was dealt early in a loss that clinched an 0-6 homestand.
Doval, 28, saved 107 games in parts of five seasons with the Giants and ranked seventh on the organization’s all-time saves list. After debuting early in 2021, he was so dominant down the stretch of that season that he became a rookie closer on a 107-win team that won the NL West.
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Doval was an All-Star two years later and led the National League in saves, leading the previous front office to discuss a long-term extension. That never got completed, and late last season, Doval’s inconsistency led to a brief trip back to Triple-A.
When right, Doval is as electric as any reliever in the game, but two different coaching staffs had trouble getting through to him at times. He always has struggled with holding runners and is prone to lapses in focus, but he rededicated himself after a rough 2024. Doval took on more of a leadership role this spring and did a better job of controlling the running game and pitching with pace, and when Ryan Walker struggled, he returned to the closer role.
In 29 appearances, Doval had a 3.09 ERA and 15 saves. He gave up 10 earned runs over a 10-appearance stretch in late June and early July, but with scouts watching closely this week, he was dominant in two appearances against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Doval gave up a leadoff single in the top of the ninth Wednesday and then struck out Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Reynolds and Oneil Cruz. That ended up being his final appearance in orange and black.
In a span of two days, the Giants traded relievers who rank first (Rogers) and third (Doval) in appearances in the National League since the start of 2022. They have raised the white flag, but they did well in terms of restocking their 40-man roster. The trade market for back-end relievers exploded, and Buster Posey took advantage.
Randy Rodriguez will now become the closer, although it’ll be a different look. Rodriguez has been as good as any pitcher in the NL this season, but his workload needs to be watched closely, and he was unavailable for the entire Pirates series after going back-to-back against the Mets over the weekend. It’ll be a much different situation from Doval, who often complained that he wasn’t used enough.
Beyond that, the Giants have a lot to figure out in their bullpen. They have lost two of their three most reliable arms, stripping plenty of talent from a group that kept them afloat through the first half.
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