The Yankees are making a late offseason addition, signing left-handed reliever Ryan Yarbrough to a big league deal, per multiple reports.
The deal is for one year and $2 million, with an additional $500,000 in possible incentives, per Jorge Castillo of ESPN.
Yarbrough had been in spring training with the Blue Jays, but exercised an opt out he had a right to use if he wasn’t on the Opening Day 26-man roster, reports Joel Sherman of The New York Post, who adds that Yarbrough will be on the Yankees’ Opening Day roster.
The 33-year-old Yarbrough was solid last season for the Dodgers and Blue Jays, posting a 3.19 ERA (4.64 FIP) and 1.03 WHIP in 98.2 innings over 44 appearances.
His strikeout rate was a career-low 5.9 per nine innings, but he offset that with a career-best 6.4 hits allowed per nine.
Yarbrough, who is often deployed in multi-inning stints, also has experience as a starter/opener, but was utilized only in relief last season.
He will join a New York bullpen that includes closer Devin Williams, Luke Weaver, Ian Hamilton, Mark Leiter Jr., and Tim Hill.
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