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Back in action at Triple-A Winquest (undisclosed) has made two scoreless appearances at Triple-A Memphis since being activated from the 7-day injured list.

Impact Winquest missed nearly a month of action with an undisclosed injury but has turned in two spotless innings with a pair of strikeouts since returning to action. The 26-year-old was a Rule 5 pick of the Yankees before being returned to the Cardinals organization in mid-April. Winquest has a chance to debut out of the St. Louis bullpen this season, but his lack of a 40-man roster spot means others are ahead of him in the pecking order.

MAY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Injured at Triple-A Winquest was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.

Impact No injury designation was provided. Winquest has allowed four runs with a 4:1 K:BB over three innings for Memphis since the Yankees returned the former Rule 5 pick to the Cardinals organization.

APRIL 29 • ROTOWIRE

Returned to Cardinals The Yankees returned Winquest to the Cardinals on Monday.

Impact The Rule 5 pick cracked the Yankees' Opening Day roster but never made an appearance for them before being jettisoned from the 40-man roster last week. The other 28 teams declined to scoop Winquest up off waivers, so he's now back in his original organization. Winquest has been used mostly as a starting pitcher during his time in the Cardinals' minor-league system, but it's not clear whether he'll return to that role at Triple-A Memphis or remain in the relief role that he'd been pitching in with the Yankees.

APRIL 13 • ROTOWIRE

NY Yankees' Brian Cashman stands by Cade Winquest decision despite early exit New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman explained why the team moved on from Cade Winquest despite his upside and lack of an MLB debut.

APRIL 11 • BOLAVIP.COM

Red Sox could target Cade Winquest after NY Yankees DFA young arm with upside Boston Red Sox could take a chance on relief pitcher Cade Winquest after the New York Yankees’ DFA, adding a young arm with upside and minim...

APRIL 10 • BOLAVIP.COM

Yanks to activate Gil, designate Winquest for assignment (report) Last December, right-hander Cade Winquest became the first player selected by the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft in 14 years. Four months later...

APRIL 10 • MLB.COM

Dropped from 40-man roster Winquest was designated for assignment by the Yankees after Thursday's 1-0 loss to the Athletics, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Impact Winquest is the odd man out with Luis Gil set to make his return to the major-league roster Friday. It does come as a bit of a surprise that he's lost his spot on the 40-man roster though, and he will now be subject to waivers. Winquest made the Opening Day roster, but never appeared in a game with the Yankees.

APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE

Yankees' Cade Winquest usage leads to concern about roster spot waste | Sporting News New York has kept it simple so far.

MARCH 31 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Reliever Cade Winquest becomes rare Yankees' Rule 5 draft selection to make opening day roster

Cade Winquest is the New York Yankees' first Rule 5 draft pick since 2011 and now he becomes the first to make the club's opening day roster since infielder Josh Phelps in 2007

MARCH 25 • Associated Press

Winquest, Yanks' 1st Rule 5 pick since 2011, makes Opening Day roster Rule 5 Draft pick Cade Winquest has made the Yankees’ 2026 Opening Day roster, manager Aaron Boone said on Tuesday.

MARCH 24 • MLB.COM

Makes Yankees' roster Winquest has made the Yankees' Opening Day roster, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.

Impact The Rule 5 pick had an uneven Grapefruit League performance, finishing with a 6.48 ERA and 7:3 K:BB over 8.1 innings. However, the Yankees are intrigued enough with Winquest's upside to carry him on the Opening Day roster in a low-leverage role. In order for the Yankees to maintain Winquest's rights, the righty must remain on the major-league roster or injured list the entire season, with at least 90 days spent on the active roster and not the injured list.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

How pitcher Cade Winquest is trying to make a different kind of Yankees history About two hours after the Yankees selected him in in the 2025 Rule 5 draft, Winquest learned that he was their first such pick in 14 years.

FEBRUARY 13 • NYPOST.COM

Popped in Rule 5 Draft The Yankees selected Winquest with the 11th pick in the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.

Impact The Yankees hadn't selected a player in the MLB phase of the Rule 5 Draft since 2011, so they must think highly of Winquest. A 25-year-old righty who has only worked as a starter in the minors since getting drafted out of college in the eighth round in 2022, Winquest will presumably work as a low-leverage reliever if he makes the Yankees' Opening Day roster. Last season, he notched a 3.19 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 42:12 K:BB in 42.1 innings across eight starts at Double-A. Winquest has never pitched above Double-A and turns 26 in April.

DECEMBER 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE