Minor league contract season has started. According to Chris Cotillo, the Yankees have inked utility man Jace Peterson to a minor league deal. I assume he received an invite to big league Spring Training. No word on Peterson’s salary at the MLB level, which is kinda important given the luxury tax plan.
Peterson, 27, was the 58th overall selection in the 2011 draft by the Padres. They traded him to the Braves in the Justin Upton deal a few years ago. Peterson spent the last three years as an up-and-down utility man with Atlanta, hitting .