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The Yankees have become famous for their bullpen firepower over the last few years and/or decades. They even call their spring training pitching development center the “Gas Station.” Yet, one of their highest-profile signings during the offseason was a guy who was in the first percentile in fastball velocity last year.
Seeing as their bullpen had a down year in 2020 – the unit finished 16th in ERA with a 4.51 mark, 20
th in FIP at 4.69, and 21
st in fWAR –the Yankees decided to shake things up by trading Adam Ottavino and bringing in multiple late-inning arms.
One of those arms was O’Day, as the Bombers signed him to a one-year, $2.45 million contract with a $1.4 million player option for 2022. If he declines the option, the Yankees will be able to retain him if they exercise a $3.15 million club option (or pay him a $700,000 buyout if they let him walk.)
Corey Kluber has combined for 36.2 innings over the last two seasons, but the Yankees are hoping that he can rediscover the form that made him a two-time Cy Young winner in Cleveland.
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