Rafael Montero signing minor league contract with Yankees to add pitching depth
NY Post
TAMPA — The Yankees are adding a recognizable name to their bullpen competition this spring.
The club agreed to a minor league deal with Rafael Montero, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed Thursday night, and invited him to big league spring training to see if the veteran righty can win a job.
Montero would earn $1.85 million if he makes the team, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported.
The 35-year-old Montero, once a ballyhooed Mets prospect, pitched to a 4.48 ERA across 59 games last season with the Astros, Braves and Tigers, striking out 58 but walking 37 in 60 ¹/₃ innings.
He is four years removed from the best season of his career, when he posted a 2.37 ERA for the Astros on the way to a World Series championship in 2022.
Montero will join a group competing for the last few spots in the Yankees bullpen following an offseason in which the team lost Devin Williams and Luke Weaver and did not replace them with established arms.
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