The Yankees will keep looking.
Nathan Eovaldi will not be their answer and will be their enemy, as the free-agent right-hander agreed to a deal with the Red Sox on Thursday morning pending a physical, The Athletic reported. Terms of the contract were not yet known, but Fancred had reported it was in the four years, $68 million neighborhood.
The 28-year-old former Yankee was crucial for Boston last season, when he came over in a trade and became an October hero. With a 100-mph fastball, he was untouchable in the playoffs, pitching to a 1.