The New York Yankees are starting to stockpile the minor leagues and this year’s spring training camp with some depth and that continued this week when the organization signed South Korea born Ji-Man Choi to a minor league deal. The contract is worth $700,000 and includes an invitation to Yankees spring training camp in 2017. If Choi can earn a spot on the Yankees roster out of camp he will immediately receive another $400K in incentives.
Choi is fresh off making his MLB debut in 2016 with the Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim where he played 54 games for the club. Choi managed
just a .170/.271/.339 triple slash with five home runs in 112 at-bats though
after the club chose Choi in the Rule 5 Draft taking him from the Baltimore
Orioles.
Choi, originally signed by the Seattle Mariners way back in
2009, has seen time at first base, in left field and at the DH position in his
career making just one error in 265 total innings. Choi will join Greg Bird,
Tyler Austin and Rob Refsnyder who will all be vying for the first base job in
2017. If Choi does not win the job out of spring, which seems like a long shot
at this point, he could always serve as an injury replacement and depth piece
for the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders.
Good luck to Choi and welcome to the family.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)