Yankees improve depth with Cordero deal

The Yankees on Thursday shored up their Opening Day roster by signing outfielder Franchy Cordero to a Major League contract and including him to the lively roster.

A supply instructed MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand that Cordero’s contract is a break up deal that can pay him $1 million within the Major Leagues and $180,000 within the Minor Leagues.

Cordero, who spent Spring Training with the Orioles earlier than being granted his launch from the membership on Monday, spent final season with the Red Sox, the place he slashed .219/.300/.397 with eight residence runs and 29 RBIs in 84 video games.

Prior to becoming a member of Boston in 2021, Cordero spent three years with the Padres (the place he hit .240 with 10 residence runs in 79 video games) earlier than becoming a member of the Royals for the 2020 season. He was slashing .413/.426/.674 with two residence runs, 4 doubles and a triple in Spring Training previous to leaving the Orioles.

While Cordero has struggled with strikeouts all through his profession (he has a profession strikeout price of 34.8 p.c), he was within the 99th percentile in exit velocity final season, and has 4 profession residence runs of 450+ ft.