The New York Yankees will continue to offer “bold” one-year contracts,
like the one they signed right-hander Hiroki Kuroda to yesterday, to veteran
pitchers this winter, reports Joel Sherman of The New York Post.
Think #Yankees will be bold on 1-yr deals like with Kuroda. Comfortable giving vets 1 yr deal, plus no $ toward '14 when want be at $189M
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) November 21, 2012
Sherman adds that the Yankees are comfortable dishing out
one-year contracts to veteran pitchers. The lack of commitment lowers the risk
of the deals, and there would be no money counted toward the team’s books for
the 2014 season when they hope to be at or below the $189 million luxury tax
threshold.
The Yankees are also expected to “bottom feed” on deals
similar to the one they offered Freddy Garcia in years past, according to Sherman. While the team isn’t expected to re-sign Garcia, they will target
buy-low types. One name Sherman throws out is former Oakland Athletics left-hander
Dallas Braden.
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