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River Ave. Blues ยป McCarthy says it would be “hard to find a better fit” than Yankees

McCarthy says it would be “hard to find a better fit” than Yankees

September 27, 2014 by Mike 153 Comments

Yankees beat Red Sox 3-2 in battle of call-ups
Game 161: Two To Go

Following his final start of the season earlier this week, Brandon McCarthy told Brendan Kuty it would be tough to pass up a return to New York when he hits free agency this winter. “I’d prefer to be anywhere where I’m wanted but this would be a hard place to turn down. It’s been a great time here,” he said. “I feel like gotten along with a lot of people. The way the organization goes about its business makes perfect sense to me. It’d be hard to find a better fit than here.”

McCarthy, 31, had a rough final start, but he still had a 2.89 ERA (3.22 FIP) in 14 starts and 90.1 innings with the Yankees. He was awesome. McCarthy will be arguably the fourth best pitcher on the open market behind Jon Lester, Max Scherzer, and James Shields this winter. At this point I would not be surprised if he got a three or even four-year contract. His lengthy history of shoulder problems (specifically stress fractures) is scary even though he did stay healthy this year. The Yankees need to add some pitching this offseason and McCarthy made it easy to want him back after the trade.

Yankees beat Red Sox 3-2 in battle of call-ups
Game 161: Two To Go

Filed Under: Asides, Hot Stove League Tagged With: Brandon McCarthy

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