According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, former Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier has “talked” with the Yankees, who are interested in him as a free agent.
The 36-year-old righty is still unsigned despite a resurgence with the Dodgers last season. Boston designated Brasier for assignment on May 14, and he was signed to a minor level deal by Los Angeles on June 4 after going unclaimed on waivers and being released by Boston.
Brasier pitched 39 games for the Dodgers, with a 0.70 ERA (38 â…” innings, three earned runs) and 0.72 WHIP. Opponents hit just.140 against him.
Brasier’s comeback occurred when the Dodgers encouraged him to add a cutter.
“Just working on the cutter and getting my slider where I want it,” Brasier told MassLive in August, when the Dodgers were in town to play Boston. “But I’m just trying to hit the strike zone with my finest stuff. The results will play out as they will, but the main goal is to fill up the zone.
Brasier had a 4.55 ERA in 222 regular season games (209 â…” innings) for Boston from 2018-23.
He was instrumental to the 2018 championship team. He had a 1.60 ERA and 0.77 WHIP in 34 regular-season appearances. In nine postseason games, he pitched 8 â…” innings (1.04 ERA), allowing only one run and recording five holds.
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The Yankees are paying for Aaron Hicks to be with the Angels.
On Monday, the Angels signed veteran outfielder Aaron Hicks to their roster. The Angels will pay Hicks $740,000 next year, with the New York Yankees picking up the remainder of the bill.
Next year, the Yankees will pay Hicks $8.76 million, with an additional $9.5 million in 2025. This means the Angels may retain him on the roster for two seasons while paying him virtually nothing.
The switch-hitting outfielder arrives in Southern California as a much-needed bench improvement. Hicks, 36, has excelled against left-handed pitching throughout his career, making him an ideal platoon player alongside Mickey Moniak.
After joining with the Baltimore Orioles in the middle of the 2023 season, Hicks has exceeded his previous seasons. He had a.806 OPS, his highest since 2018, and a.275 batting average in 65 games.
Despite the small sample size with Baltimore, Angels general manager Perry Minasian was optimistic.
“He played really well for Baltimore after moving from New York, and we saw a rejuvenated guy who can still play,” Minasian said on a conference call with reporters Monday. “He can be productive. He jumped out as someone who truly matched what we were searching for.
The Angels received a designated hitter and possible fourth outfielder for practically nothing. While not the star power most would expect to replace Shohei Ohtani, Hicks can provide a senior influence on a youthful roster.
Hicks grew up in San Pedro and graduated from Wilson High School in Long Beach.
