To be fair to the headline, Heyman does state that the Yankees aren’t necessarily the favorites to land him, however. So you’re telling me there’s a chance!
I for one am very surprised that Wood has yet to find a home this winter. Coming off a season in which he appeared in 77 games while striking out 6.9 K/9 and a 2.77 ERA, house money would have assumed Wood’s versatility as a long reliever/spot-starter would be advantageous for a number of teams with a questionable back-end rotation.
Within the past few days, fellow lefties Boone Logan signed with the Indians for 1-year/$6.