The New York Yankees added another arm into the mix this
spring when they signed former New York Mets product Jon Niese to a minor
league deal Sunday night. Naturally the minor league deal comes with an
invitation to spring training as Niese will look to latch on with the Yankees
either as a starting pitcher or as a reliever.
We were just saying the other day on the blog that the
Yankees needed a left-handed relief pitcher in their bullpen just in case
Chasen Shreve were to struggle and it seems like the team got their man. Niese,
who told the New York Daily News that he was surprised he could not find a
Major League deal this winter, struggled in 2016 with the Mets and Pittsburgh
Pirates posting a 5.50 ERA while giving up 25 home runs in 121 innings pitched.
Will Neise make the team and will it be as a starter or a
reliever? Who knows… stay tuned.
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