The Yankees have bolster their infield with their accusation of Kelly Johnson today.
Johnson, who has 16 plus home-runs in the past five seasons, has been brought in to play either second base or third base, depending on the situation. He is a second basemen by trade, having played 809 out of his career 960 games there. He can also play first base and left field, as well as third base.
The contract is for one-year worth approximately three million.
Numerous reports have surfaced the Yankees are in "serious" talks with free agent outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury.
The Yankees and Ellsbury have reportedly agreed upon a seven-year, $153 million contract with an option for an eighth year.
With already signing Brian McCann and Jacoby Ellsbury, the Yankees hope to retain Robinson Cano and add more depth to their newly designed team.
The Yankees five-year, $85 million contract has become official on Tuesday after days of finalizing paperwork and completing a physical.
McCann, who has played for the Braves organization since 2005, is a career .277 hitter with 176 career home runs and 661 runs batted in. He also provides a solid defensive option behind the plate. He is also a seven-time All-Star and a five-time Silver Slugger at the catcher position
His contract with the Yankees ends up being a five-year, $85 million contact with a vesting option for 2019.
McCann will officially become a Yankee on Thursday when he gets introduced on Thursday.
After months of no new content on this Yankee blog, i am proud to announce that we will be making a return this offeseason, as well as this upcoming season.
We will post the usual and common content that a Yankee fan blog posts.
Regular posting will start as soon as possible.
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| Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Dodgers on July 31st. (Getty Images) |