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Yankees and Mariano Rivera agree to one-year, $10 million deal

Here is an update from the last post. Mariano Rivera and the Yankees have gotten past parameters and have agree to a deal worth $10 million plus incentives for next year, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. That's actually a little bit less than the $11-$12 million ESPN had previously been reporting. This means the Yankees ...

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Yankees sign Andy Pettitte to a one-year, $12 million deal

It's official. Andy Pettitte will be back with the Yankees next season as he has signed a one-year, $12 million deal, plus incentives, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. This is probably the fastest Pettitte has come to a decision on returning in four or five years. Last year the Yankees offered him $10 million to ...

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Yankees re-sign Hiroki Kuroda to a 1-year, $15 million deal

The Yankees checked off a big name on their shopping list today when they agreed to terms with Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year, $15 million deal plus incentives, according to Buster Olney of ESPN. The incentives are said to add up to less than $1 million. Re-signing Kuroda was a little trickier than expected. They initially ...

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Yankees claimed Eli Whiteside off waviers

One more waiver claim the Yankees made this week -- they claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off waivers from the San Francisco Giants, according to a press release sent out on Monday. Whiteside seems like a pure depth move since he's out of options and is unlikely to serve as the Yankees backup over Chris Stewart or ...

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Yankees claim relievers David Herndon and Josh Spence off waivers

The Yankees always sign a lot of random relievers during the offseason and it has started early this year as they have claimed both righty David Herndon and lefty Josh Spence off of waivers from the Blue Jays and Padres respectively, the team announced Tuesday. This is not unusual for the Yankees. They like to grab ...

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Rafael Soriano officially opts out of his deal

We've known for a while that this was coming, but Rafael Soriano has officially opted out of the final year of his contract with the Yankees, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Soriano's initial deal was a three-year, $35 million one and he was still owed $14 million next season. Instead, he takes a $1.5 ...

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Casey McGehee elects for free agency

It seemed likely that the Yankees would non-tender Casey McGehee at some point this offseason, but now they won't have to as the corner infielder has elected for free agency rather than accept a minor league assignment. McGehee was acquired at the deadline in a trade with the Pirates for reliever Chad Qualls. He was brought ...

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Yankees exercise options for Cano, Granderson, and Aardsma

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To the surprise of no one, the Yankees have officially exercised their options for Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, and David Aardsma, according to Mark Feinsand of the NY Daily News. Cano and Granderson's options were both worth $15 million each while Aardsma's is worth just $500K. This leaves just Rafael Soriano as a player with a ...

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Cory Wade claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays

Cory Wade's tenure with the Yankees is officially over. It was announced this afternoon that the reliever was picked up off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays after the Yankees had designated him for assignment a week ago. The Yankees picked Wade up last season after he was released by the Tampa Bay Rays in June. He ...

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Astros claim Brandon Laird

When the Yankees claimed first baseman Steve Pearce off waivers last week with the plan to use him off the bench against lefties, I said it was a job Brandon Laird was capable of and a sign that the Yankees didn't believe in him. Shortly after that he was designated for assignement and now he ...

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