{"id":105046,"date":"2025-07-29T23:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=105046"},"modified":"2025-07-29T23:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:13:32","slug":"rumor-yankees-interested-pirates-pitcher-andrew-heaney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/29\/rumor-yankees-interested-pirates-pitcher-andrew-heaney\/","title":{"rendered":"Rumor: Yankees Interested in Reuniting with Veteran Pirates Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New York Post<\/em> reporter Jon Heyman reports that the New York Yankees are interested in Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/heanean01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Heaney<\/a>. This is the latest rumor among many that have the Yankees interested in acquiring starting pitching for the stretch run.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96329\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-96329\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Heaney's signing could have ripple effects on the rest of the Pirates rotation.\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/USATSI_24354218_168400885_lowres-1.jpg 1566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sep 28, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Andrew Heaney (44) pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Yankees Interested in Andrew Heaney<\/h2>\n<p>The left-hander Heaney, 34, is 5-9 with a 4.79 ERA and 1.271 WHIP in 21 games, including 20 starts. Last February, the Pirates <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/02\/20\/pirates-sign-veteran-left-hander-andrew-heaney\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">signed<\/a> the veteran free agent to a one-year, $5.25 million contract. After 10 starts, Heaney looked like the steal of the year. He was 3-3 with a 2.91 ERA, although his 4.04 FIP indicated that he may have been the beneficiary of good support and good luck. Since then, he\u2019s 2-6 with a 6.84 ERA. He\u2019s failed to reach the fifth inning in five of his last seven starts. However, in his most recent start on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park, he pitched five shutout innings, giving up just two hits and a hit batter. It was likely his final Pirates start.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Yankees<\/a> are interested in <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pirates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Pirates<\/a> LHP Andrew Heaney, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonHeyman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JonHeyman<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6aSy2fAqA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/a6aSy2fAqA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB Deadline News (@MLBDeadlineNews) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBDeadlineNews\/status\/1950333674341224878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is some thought that Heaney\u2019s recent performances may have hurt his trade value. This writer isn\u2019t so sure. Heaney\u2019s stats for the year are in line with his career marks. Going into this season, Heaney was 51-62 with a 4.45 ERA and 1.265 WHIP in 11 seasons with five teams. Any team acquiring the veteran should be well aware of what they\u2019re getting. He&#8217;s a back-of-the-rotation starter who will give you some good games, some less so.<\/p>\n<h3>Deal Would Represent a Homecoming of Sorts<\/h3>\n<p>Those 11 seasons included two months with the Yankees in 2021 after they acquired Heaney at the trade deadline. Heaney was 2-2 with a gaudy 7.32 ERA and 1.346 WHIP for those Yankees. Given his career numbers and performance for the Bronx Bombers in 2021, Heaney may not be the sexiest acquisition from the standpoint of one of the most demanding fan bases in sports.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the Yankees are desperate for starters, with seven pitchers on the injured list and finding themselves in unfamiliar territory, in second place in the American League East Division, looking up at the Toronto Blue Jays. The most notable denizens of the IL are 2023 Cy Young Award\u00a0winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/colege01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerrit Cole<\/a> and last year\u2019s AL <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/18\/paul-skenes-luis-gil-2024-rookie-of-the-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Rookie of the Year<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gillu01,gil---004lui&amp;search=Luis+Gil&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Gil<\/a>. The Yankees were previously <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/18\/yankees-linked-pittsburgh-pitcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">linked<\/a> to another Pirates starter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellemi03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Keller<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/28\/dodgers-dustin-may-tied-to-yankees-trade-deadline\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">more recently<\/a>, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/maydu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dustin May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Heaney is Certain to be Traded<\/h3>\n<p>On the positive side for the Yankees, Heaney is unlikely to cost them dearly. Heaney is one of several Pirates on an expiring contract who are certain to be traded at the deadline. The last-place Pirates, so far out of the postseason race that they need a telescope and a compass to see a playoff spot, will be anxious to get Heaney\u2019s salary off the books while paving the way for one of their pitching prospects projected to arrive this season. Heaney&#8217;s spot could go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harrito03.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Harrington<\/a>, the Pirates&#8217; No. 5 prospect, who recently has outperformed their No. 3 prospect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=chandl002roy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bubba Chandler<\/a>. Or it could go to rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ashcrbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Braxton Ashcraft<\/a>, who has pitched well for the Pirates in a bulk relief role. One thing\u2019s for sure: The Pirates\u2019 roster will look markedly different by the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Brad Rempel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Post reporter Jon Heyman reports that the New York Yankees are interested in Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney. This is the latest rumor among many that have the Yankees interested in acquiring starting pitching for the stretch run. Yankees Interested in Andrew Heaney The left-hander Heaney, 34, is 5-9 with a 4.79 ERA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5010,"featured_media":105055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5,1071,35,26],"tags":[4903,28972,4906,1750,611,2860,2762,28921],"class_list":["post-105046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yankees","category-mlb","category-news","category-pirates","tag-andrew-heaney","tag-braxton-ashcraft","tag-bubba-chandler","tag-dustin-may","tag-gerrit-cole","tag-luis-gil","tag-mitch-keller","tag-thomas-harrington"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5010"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105046"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105056,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105046\/revisions\/105056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}