Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough and the New York Yankees finalized their one-year, $2.5 million contract on Friday.
Yarbrough did not pitch for the Yankees between June 18 and September 5 due to a right oblique strain. He was left off the roster for the postseason series against Boston and Toronto.
With eight years of experience in the major leagues, Yarbrough has a record of 56-41 with a 4.22 ERA in 76 starts and 139 relief appearances for Tampa Bay (2018-22), Kansas City (2023), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2023-24), Toronto (2024), and the Yankees.
Yarbrough can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses: $50,000 for 75 innings and $5,000 for every 10 additional innings up to 115.
He offers the Yankees a possible starter to join Max Fried, Cam Schlittler, Luis Gil, and Will Warren in the rotation at the start of the season while Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón recover from surgery.
Yarbrough, who turns 34 on December 31, agreed to a one-year, $2 million deal in March, a day after being released from a minor league deal with Toronto, and earned $150,000 in performance bonuses based on innings pitched.
He had a 3-1 record with a 4.36 ERA in eight starts and 11 relief appearances, striking out 55 and walking 19 in 64 innings.
