San Diego Padres reliever Kirby Yates should inherit the closing role with the departure of reliever Brad Hand, who was traded to the Cleveland Indians on July 19. Yates should immediately slide into the driver's seat for saves in the second half. The 31-year-old is enjoying the best season of his career and had done a spectacular job as the Friars setup man with a 1.43 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 11.5 K/9 in 39 appearances. He had accumulated 16 holds and two saves without recording a blown save. [...]

The San Diego Padres have activated Phil Hughes off of the disabled list and reinstated Kirby Yates from paternity leave. Kazuhita Makita and Robert Stock were sent to Triple-A in corresponding moves. Hughes has pitched to a disappointing 6.23 ERA since coming to the Padres and holds no fantasy value. Yates on the other hand has a strong 0.79 ERA with a 41/9 K/BB ratio over 34 games. He's stuck behind Brad Hand for now, but has been mentioned as a potential trade piece at the deadline. If Ya[...]

San Diego Padres reliever Kirby Yates was placed on paternity leave before Tuesday's game against the Oakland Athletics. It's likely he'll return this weekend against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 31-year-old veteran is enjoying a career year, posting a stellar 0.79 ERA, 0.82 [...]

San Diego Padres reliever Kirby Yates secured his second save of the season Saturday against the Miami Marlins. Manager Andy Green flipped the roles of Yates and closer Brad Hand this afternoon, pitching Hand in the eighth and tapping Yates to close out the game. The move was curious, as Hand has recorded multiple one-plus inning saves and shuts down both right and left-handed batters. Yates has had a strong season with a 1.13 ERA, 1.00 [...]

Confirming speculation, San Diego Padres starter Luis Perdomo was optioned Thursday to Triple-A El Paso. Right-handed reliever Kirby Yates (ankle) will be activated from the disabled list Friday. Perdomo had struggled mightily in four starts to a 8.36 ERA and 2.50 WHIP. The Padres haven't announced Perdomo's replacement, but might stick with starter/reliever Robbie Erlin and considered promoting prospect Eric Lauer. Meanwhile, Yates was sporting a shiny 0.00 ERA and 0.55 [...]

This article references Kirby Yates and more! San Diego Padres relief pitcher Kirby Yates (ankle) is dealing with a twisted ankle, but the injury isn't believed to be a long-term one. Yates was extremely effective for the Friars in 2017, posting a 3.97 ERA, 1.11 [...]Keep on reading: Kirby Yates Has Twisted Ankle

San Diego reliever Kirby Yates picked up his first save on Saturday night since Brad Hand was unavailable after three straight days of appearances with a save. Yates could be in line for more save chances the rest of the way if Hand is traded before Monday evening. Yates has suddenly emerged as a sh[...]

Kirby Yates came in to a close game tonight in Toronto, and the floodgates opened up. He gave up four runs on two hits and two walks, increasing his ERA from 2.25 to 3.98 in the process. [...]