Just because it’s an insanely low-risk deal for the New York Yankees, doesn’t mean it’s the right low-risk move.
On Thursday, general manager Brian Cashman signed former closer Ernesto Frieri to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. This signing came after the righty impressed Yankees’ scouts during his stint with Team Colombia in the World Baseball Classic.
Frieri owns a 3.55 ERA over 296.3 career innings of work while striking out 382 batters (11.6 K/9 rate) and back in 2013, he recorded 37 saves which was good enough for seventh-most in the American League.