TAMPA -- Jon Niese's first run through baseball free agency didn't go anything close to how he had hoped.
The 30-year-old left-hander figured he'd have a deal long before signing with the Yankees early Sunday evening, and he certainly didn't think he'd have to show up for spring training a little late as a non-roster player on a minor-league deal.
Torres puts on a show in batting practice Sunday (see video), then is raved about by Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
"It was weird, kind of hectic at times," Niese said Monday morning at his new Yankees locker at Steinbrenner Field.