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River Ave. Blues ยป Crasnick: Yankees touched base with Bronson Arroyo last week

Crasnick: Yankees touched base with Bronson Arroyo last week

December 26, 2013 by Mike 49 Comments

Rakuten Golden Eagles will post Masahiro Tanaka
Holiday Mailbag: Carlos Beltran

Via Jerry Crasnick: The Yankees touched base with Bronson Arroyo last week. We heard they had interest in the free agent right-hander earlier in the offseason. I’m guessing the team was just doing their due diligence as they awaited the Masahiro Tanaka decision.

Arroyo, 36, had a 3.79 ERA (4.49 FIP) in 202 innings this past season. His value lies in his durability (199+ innings in each of the last nine seasons) and general league averageness. There’s nothing sexy about that but it is valuable. Arroyo’s age and soft-tossing ways would make me really nervous in a tiny ballpark in the AL East, but at the same time, I can’t say I’m entirely sold on Matt Garza, Ubaldo Jimenez, and/or Ervin Santana being more effective in 2014.

Rakuten Golden Eagles will post Masahiro Tanaka
Holiday Mailbag: Carlos Beltran

Filed Under: Asides, Hot Stove League Tagged With: Bronson Arroyo

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