MLB Trade Rumors | Mark Polishuk: The Yankees have agreed to a minor league deal with veteran lefty Jon Niese. The deal is pending a physical, but Niese is viewed by the team as both a starter and a reliever. A long time staple in the Mets’ rotation, Niese spent the first half of last year with the Pirates after ultimately being traded back to the Mets. Niese is coming off of arthroscopic surgery on a torn left meniscus, but can possibly provide Joe Girardi with another lefty option out of the pen in addition to Aroldis Chapman and Tommy Layne.
Niese signs MiLB deal; Gardner is longest-tenured Yankee; MLBPA boss talks Betances/Levine; Frazier’s hair is long but compliant
