Via Joel Sherman: The Yankees have “indicated a desire” to bring in another reliever to help David Robertson and Shawn Kelley in the late innings. They signed Matt Thornton a few weeks ago, but he is a left-handed specialist more than anything at this point of his career. They’ve also signed a bunch of relievers to minor league deals in recent weeks (Matt Daley, Robert Coello, Brian Gordon, etc.) but seem to be looking for some more certainty.
The free agent market doesn’t offer many appealing options right now. Grant Balfour comes with wrist and knee concerns, Fernando Rodney is pretty unpredictable, and it’s tough to consider others like Luis Ayala, Kevn Gregg, and Francisco Rodriguez impact relievers. There are some interesting reclamation projects out there, with Joel Hanrahan and Eric O’Flaherty standing out as the best of the bunch. Both are rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and expected back at midseason. It’ll be interesting to see how the Yankees address their bullpen. It looks pretty sketchy right now.
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