Another pitcher comes off the board. The Kansas City Royals are signing left-handed pitcher Mike Minor to a two-year contract, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. The first to report the agreement, though, was Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The development is noteworthy in the New York Yankees’ universe because it is the second high-profile pitcher that comes off the board in the free agency period, after Charlie Morton agreed to join the Atlanta Braves a few days ago.
Of course, Morton and Minor are in two different tiers, but Minor wouldn’t have been a bad addition to a Yankees’ rotation that is in dire need of some depth.