Gio Gonzalez officially opted out of his minor league contract on Saturday, according to a source.
The 33-year-old made three starts with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after signing with the Yankees during spring training and was scheduled to pitch again on Friday before that game was postponed because of rain.
The Yankees now have 48 hours to add Gonzalez to their active roster or he will become a free agent. Gonzalez went 2-1 with a 6.00 ERA at Triple-A, but pitched better in his final two appearances.
The left-hander was signed to a deal that would pay him $3 million in the majors and get an added $300,000 per start, so he won’t come cheap.