The first move of the offseason
Despite adding a couple guys to the 40 man roster last week, this is the first major move this off-season. The Yankees have signed Marte to a 3 year 12 million dollar deal.
He is 33, will be 34 and is a pretty good left handed reliever. At 4 million a year I think he will be a decent bargain. He struggled at first with the Yankees but settled down after being overused a little. He has good stuff and can be pretty nasty against lefties. This now gives the Yanks the flexibility of having Coke be a 2nd lefty in the bullpen, Coke as a starter, or Coke in AAA as an emergency arm.
Tomorrow kicks off free agency for real. Word on the street is with the bad economy players will be jumping on contracts quick to make sure they get a piece of a shrinking pie. CC, Tex, Burnett, Lowe may be off the market quick.