Yankees get hard-throwing Angel Chivilli in trade with Rockies

The Yankees added a hard-throwing right-hander to their bullpen Wednesday, trading for Angel Chivilli from the Rockies.

The 23-year-old Chivilli spent parts of the past two seasons in the majors with Colorado, putting up some ugly numbers in 43 appearances in 2025.

But the Yankees are no doubt intrigued by Chivilli’s elite velocity, as well as his swing-and-miss stuff and ability to get ground balls, even though that hasn’t translated to success in the majors.

He’ll be in the mix for a bullpen spot after the Yankees lost Luke Weaver and Devin Williams to the Mets in free agency, with David Bednar expected to close in front of Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval and lefty Tim Hill.

Paul Blackburn, Ryan Yarbrough and Yerry de Los Santos also could be in the pen, as well as Jake Bird, who had a miserable stint in The Bronx after coming over from Colorado at the trade deadline next year.

Angel Chivilli pitching for the Rockies on Sept. 10, 2025. Getty Images

In exchange for Chivilli — who has minor league options left, so he can be sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre — the Yankees gave up T.J. Rumfield, a 25-year-old first-baseman who spent last year with SWB. He was acquired by the Yankees in a small trade with the Phillies in 2021.

To make room on the 40-man roster for Chivilli, newly acquired outfielder Michael Siani was designated for assignment.