The Yankees signed Ryan Yarbrough to a major league deal on Monday, a source confirmed with the Daily News.
FanSided’s Robert Murray first reported the pact. The one-year deal will pay Yarbrough $2 million, and he can earn another $500,000 via incentives, per ESPN’s Jorge Castillo.
Yarbrough, 33, had his release granted by the Blue Jays on Sunday after opting out of his minor league deal with the club. He posted a 4.05 ERA over 6.2 innings for Toronto this spring.
A left-hander, Yarbrough will presumably provide length in the Yankees’ bullpen, which could come in handy with the team leaning on Will Warren and Carlos Carrasco in its injury-ravaged, season-opening rotation.
Prior to Yarbrough’s arrival, the Yankees had three open bullpen spots. Right-handers Yoendrys Gómez and Yerry De Los Santos and southpaw Brent Headrick were the internal candidates for those openings. Yarbrough’s signing could take Headrick out of the running since they throw from the same side; the Yankees have another lefty, Tim Hill, locked into their pen.