Chris Cotillo of MassLive reported that the Yankees and Tyler Matzek were close on a Minor League free-agent deal, as New York added another left-handed arm for their bullpen.
While he won’t be guaranteed a spot on the team’s 40-man roster entering Spring Training, the next two months are the time of year when pitching injuries are most common. A veteran reliever who spent the last few seasons as a reliever on a Braves team that contended for a title year in and year out, Matzek has plenty of experience pitching in big regular season games and in even bigger playoff games.