Yankees should consider bringing back volatile reliever, per writer

The New York Yankees ’ bullpen, long known as a strength, unraveled in 2025. Even after midseason reinforcements like David Bednar and Camilo Doval arrived, the group never found its rhythm. At the center of that uneven story was Luke Weaver—a pitcher whose year swung from near-dominance to deep frustration.

Weaver’s final 3.62 ERA might look respectable on the surface, but numbers can lie. Beneath that stat line sits a tale of disruption, injury, and a player trying to rediscover the sharp edge that once made him indispensable to the Yankees’ relief corps.

From ace reliever to uncertainty

Before a late-May hamstring injury derailed his season, Weaver looked electric. He had allowed just three earned runs in 25.2 innings, good for a 1.05 ERA, mixing pinpoint command with a deceptive cha