The Colorado Rockies announced they have agreed to a deal with the New York Yankees, sending right-handed reliever Angel Chivilli to the Bronx in exchange for minor league first baseman T.J. RumField.
Chivilli, 23, looked like he could be a staple of a fresh Rockies bullpen when he debuted with the team in 2024. After posting a 4.55 ERA
in 31 2/3 innings, the hard-throwing righty struggled mightily in 2025. In 58 2/3 innings over 43 games, he struggled to a 7.06 ERA and a 1.688 WHIP. Despite an incredible 14.4% swinging-strike rate in his career and an 32.3% chase rate, Chivilli proved a bit too inconsistent in the zone and was prone to giving up the long ball, averaging 1.99 per nine innings in each of the first two seasons. He didn’t walk many batters, but also didn’t strike out very many, leaving him on the bubble for the new front office.
Looking to add some more depth at first base, the Rockies acquire Rumfield, who was ranked as the No. 22 prospect for the Yankees per MLB Pipeline in 2025.
Drafted in the 12th round out of Virginia Tech in 2021 by the Philadelphia Phillies, he was traded to New York before the 2022 minor league season. He struggled to find his footing in the first couple of years but began top gain traction, winning the batting title (.400) in the Arizona Fall League in 2022. After struggling in some aspects in Double-A in 2023, despite finding his power, Rumfield made a slight adjustment to simplify his swing for more consistency. In 2024, Rumfield hit .292/.365/.461 with 15 homers in 114 Triple-A games.
He spent the entire 2025 season with the Yankees’ top affiliate in Scranton, slashing .285/.378/.447 with 16 home runs, 31 doubles, a triple, five stolen bases, a quality 11.9% walk rate, and an 18.4% strikeout rate that’s comfortably lower than average. Still, scouts indicate he chases a bit too much out of the zone.
Standing 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, Rumfield has a modest power potential of 15 home runs a year, instead relying on hitting for contact. He won’t offer much on the base paths and is a decent enough defender at first base despite a lack of range and a questionable arm. Still, he gives the Rockies another left-handed option at first base, which would be their preference as a team.
Rumfield is not on the 40-man roster, leaving the Rockies with an open slot to work with as they still hope to add another free agent starter or the aforementioned first baseman.
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