Luke Weaver's fate with Yankees was just pretty much confirmed by Brian Cashman

The New York Yankees have officially lost but one reliever so far this offseason to another club, with Devin Williams signing with the New York Mets on December 3 (and trolling the Yanks on his way out). Yankees general manager Brian Cashman doesn't see it that way, however.

According to Cashman, New York has also moved on from right-hander Luke Weaver. During an interview at the MLB Winter Meetings on Sunday, Cashman, in discussing the Yankees' bullpen turnover, told the media that, "We lost Devin and Weaver."

Fans immediately pointed out the curiousness of Cashman's wording, since Weaver is still an unsigned free agent and could technically still re-sign with the Yankees.

Brian Cashman just revealed that the Yankees will not be re-signing Luke Weaver

Some Yankees fans — particularly Weaver enthusiasts — surmised that Williams joining the Mets made it more likely that the Yanks would bring back Weaver. Cashman obliterated that theory on Sunday in one sentence, suggesting in another how New York's acquisitions of David Bednar and Camilo Doval in July allowed him the flexibility to move on from Weaver and D-Will.

Seeing as Weaver's days in pinstripes appear done (for now), it feels like an appropriate time to say that it's been a wild ride replete with some thrilling highs for Weaver in the Bronx, even if things didn't end smoothly in 2025.

Unless Cashman is playing next-level chess with the media and actually intends to re-sign Weaver, the 32-year-old right-hander leaves behind a solid-enough statistical legacy as a Yank: a 12-8 record with a 3.22 ERA, 191 strikeouts and 12 saves in 129 appearances.

His tenure was far from perfect, but Weaver demonstrated some resilience in a Yankees uniform, particularly during the 2024 playoff run. After blowing his first career save at the worst time (Game 3 of the ALCS), Weaver shrugged it off and rose to an even higher occasion in Game 5 against the gritty Cleveland Guardians, shoving two scoreless innings and earning an enormous win as New York advanced to the World Series.

Weaver's mental fortitude and flexibility were tested further in 2025, as he was demoted from the closer role — not due to poor performance, but due to Williams' arrival — and then promptly reinstated after Williams' horrid start. Whether it was due to this mess or injuries (hamstring trouble emerged in June), things weren't as magical for Weaver last season as compared to 2024.

Despite a difficult season, Yankees fans who were open to a Weaver return (before Cashman's reveal) weren't without an argument. Weaver remains an intriguing player, maybe even as a starter for another club in 2026. He has an undeniably live arm, and his psyche definitely got stronger over the past three years in New York, where he had playoff successes and failures thrust upon him under the brightest possible lights.