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Yankees sign Warner Madrigal

Via Kevin Golstein, the Yankees have signed right-hander Warner Madrigal to what we can assume is a minor league contract. The 26-year-old made his big league debut with the Rangers in Yankee Stadium back in 2008, where he surrendered Brett Gardner‘s first career hit and got tagged for six runs in just a third of an inning. His big league career features a 5.28 FIP in a measly 48.2 IP, all with Texas. Madrigal is a converted outfielder, and he missed most of 2010 with a forearm strain. His minor league career is short but stellar, featuring a 9.5 K/9 and just a 2.7 uIBB/9 in 208.2 relief innings through the years.

Baseball America ranked Madrigal as Texas’ 14th best prospect prior to 2009, noting a fastball that touched 96 and a swing-and-miss slider. The Triple-A Scranton bullpen is getting pretty crowded, so a few of these guys are going to get stuck playing in Double-A Trenton this summer. But depth is a good thing, zero complaints about a minor league deal.

Categories : Asides, Minors, Transactions

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Timber says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:41 pm

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2Nzm.....drigal.jpg

Such a boss.

Engelbert says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Sweet Jesus.

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Matt DiBari says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:45 pm

One of my all time favorite baseball names.

Tom Zig says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:47 pm

I remember his debut. Shit got ugly…quick.

The Honorable Congressman Mondesi says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:53 pm

Yeah how weird is that, I remember it too, and pretty clearly at that. Must have been the combo of it being his first MLB appearance, the whooping he took, and his… Physical appearance (poor man’s Vicente Padilla?).

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- radnom says:
  
  January 25, 2011 at 5:10 pm
  
  The unusual name helps too.
  
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Andrew says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:50 pm

Him and Romulo are scheduled for a sumo wrestling match in Scranton on the 4th of July. It will be to the death.

Brooklyn Ed says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:51 pm

FYI, Romulo is out of opitons. spring training is make it or break for him.

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- Andrew says:
  
  January 25, 2011 at 4:58 pm
  
  There you go ruining my hilarious fictional scenario (that wasn’t even that hilarious) with your “baseball facts”.
  
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Monteroisdinero says:

January 25, 2011 at 4:56 pm

This move should put us over the top.

The Big City of Dreams says:

January 25, 2011 at 8:13 pm

Cashman did say we were one SP pitcher away right

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coolerking101 says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm

You think Marc Prior is regretting signing with the Yanks yet? Yanks are loaded with bullpen options.

radnom says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:09 pm

I think the situation is roughly the same for him regardless of the team.

If he is healthy, he will get a shot. If not, well it doesn’t matter who else is on the roster.

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Tom Zig says:

January 25, 2011 at 5:14 pm

I doubt it. I’m sure he is just happy to have a job of any sorts.

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