On April 17th, the Yankees sent right-handed reliever Johnny Barbato to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later. On Wednesday, it was announced that the Yankees would receive Matt Frawley, a 21-year-old right-handed reliever, to complete the trade. The Yankees assigned him to Low-A Charleston.
Coincidentally, the trade was announced when the Frawley’s former team, the West Virginia Power, was in Charleston for a three-game series against the RiverDogs. Frawley just had to move his stuff to the other dugout after he got the news. His debut for the RiverDogs on Friday ended up being against his former team.