Cubs Trade Scott Effross To Yankees

12:05pm: The Yankees have announced the trade.

11:54am: Right-hander Hayden Wesneski is going back to Chicago in the trade, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

11:41am: The Yankees and Cubs are in agreement on a trade sending right-hander Scott Effross from Chicago to New York, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network (via Twitter).

Effross, 28, isn’t a household name but has been outstanding since the Cubs promoted him for his Major League debut in 2021. The sidearming righty has tallied 58 2/3 innings as a big leaguer to date and posted a 2.91 ERA with a 28.8% strikeout rate, a 5.1% walk rate and a 46% ground-ball rate.

While Effross throws right-handed, he’s been far more effective against lefties than right-handers to this point in his big league career, which surely held appeal to the Yankees (and to other teams). That’s not to say that he’s ineffective against fellow righties — far from it — but Effross has held lefties to a putrid .160/.250/.253 batting line through 85 plate appearances. Right-handed hitters have had struggles of their own, hitting Effross at a solid .262 clip but posting a meager .287 OBP and just a .369 slugging percentage.

More to come.