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Yanks set to sign southpaw Feliciano
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com | 12/17/10 1:05 PM EST
NEW YORK -- The Yankees' search for lefty relief has reportedly brought them to one of the most durable relievers in baseball.
On Friday, the club agreed on a two-year contract with southpaw Pedro Feliciano, according to several media reports. Jon Heyman of SI.com and MLB Network, who first reported the deal, wrote that the contract is valued at $8 million and includes a third-year option.
The 34-year-old, who has spent his entire eight-year career with the Mets, has led the Majors in appearances each of the past three years, pitching in a total of 266 games and putting up a 3.44 ERA.
In 92 appearances in 2010, Feliciano posted a 3.30 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and a 1.87 strikeout-to-walk ratio before rejecting the Mets' arbitration offer. Feliciano has limited opposing lefty hitters to a .214 batting average in his career and didn't surrender a home run to them in 139 chances in 2010.
The Yankees declined comment on the deal, which isn't official until he passes a physical, and Feliciano's agent could not be reached by MLB.com.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101217&content_id=16336318&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com | 12/17/10 1:05 PM EST
NEW YORK -- The Yankees' search for lefty relief has reportedly brought them to one of the most durable relievers in baseball.
On Friday, the club agreed on a two-year contract with southpaw Pedro Feliciano, according to several media reports. Jon Heyman of SI.com and MLB Network, who first reported the deal, wrote that the contract is valued at $8 million and includes a third-year option.
The 34-year-old, who has spent his entire eight-year career with the Mets, has led the Majors in appearances each of the past three years, pitching in a total of 266 games and putting up a 3.44 ERA.
In 92 appearances in 2010, Feliciano posted a 3.30 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP and a 1.87 strikeout-to-walk ratio before rejecting the Mets' arbitration offer. Feliciano has limited opposing lefty hitters to a .214 batting average in his career and didn't surrender a home run to them in 139 chances in 2010.
The Yankees declined comment on the deal, which isn't official until he passes a physical, and Feliciano's agent could not be reached by MLB.com.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101217&content_id=16336318&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb
