Yankees Eager To Acquire Blake Snell Which Was reportedly signing two-year deal with Giants
Former Yankees target and reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell is signing with the San Francisco Giants on a multi-year deal, as first reported by Jon Heyman of the NY Post.
Snell has agreed to a two-year, $62 million contract, which contains an opt-out after this season and a $17 million signing bonus.
comes out to an annual average value of $31 million.
Snell is fresh off his second Cy Young campaign — the first coming with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018 — when he pitched to a 14-9 record with an MLB-leading 2.25 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP across 32 starts.
The Yankees initially made Snell an offer over the winter, but the left-hander’s camp rejected it and New York pivoted to sign Marcus Stroman to a two-year, $37 million contract.
Reports were that the Yankees engaged Snell’s camp again later in the offseason, especially when reigning AL Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole went down with an elbow injury, but SNY’s Andy Martino reported that Cole’s status did not change the team’s stance on Snell.
Snell’s addition would have put him as the Yankees No. 2 starter behind Cole, and potentially as the temporary ace until Cole returned.
The Yankees announced following Monday’s spring training game against the Phillies that they’ve optioned INF Jorbit Vivas to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
Vivas, who is the team’s tenth-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was acquired alongside LHP Victor Gonzalez in an offseason deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 23-year-old made a strong first impression with his new organization, homering twice and posting a .898 OPS across 14 spring games.
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The Yankees announced after Saturday’s game that they have optioned catcher Agustin Ramirez to Double-A Somerset.
Ramirez, who is the franchise’s No. 22 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, saw limited action in eight spring training games this year. He went 2-for-13 with a double and an RBI but six strikeouts.
With Jose Trevino, Austin Wells and Ben Rortvedt fighting for two catcher’s spots on the roster, Ramirez — who is just 22 years old — will start the season with the Somerset Patriots.
After Tuesday’s spring training game against the Mets, the Yankees reassigned outfielder outfielder Spencer Jones and three others to minor league camp.
Jones, the No. 2 prospect in the Yanks’ system and MLB Pipeline’s No. 84 prospect in all of baseball, had a solid performance in big league camp, with six hits in 13 at-bats with a home run and four RBI. The six-foot-six 22-year-old is expected to start the season at Double-A Somerset.
Infielders Jeter Downs and Caleb Durbin and outfielder Brandon Lockridge were also reassigned to minor league camp.
