For the second time this season, the New York Yankees agreed to a major league contract with former Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Phil Bickford.
The right-hander pitched in five games at the end of June, during which his ERA soared to 14.40. However, in 34 appearances with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, he has posted a 3.00 ERA and recorded five saves.
“He’s been doing a nice job,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Bickford, “and he’s got some length to him. Probably can give us a couple innings if we needed it. … There was a number of people in the conversation for that but right now, seemed like the right guy to take.