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Yankees Re-Sign Jace Peterson To Major League Contract

By Steve Adams | April 16, 2018 at 1:50pm CDT

The Yankees announced that they’ve re-signed infielder/outfielder Jace Peterson to a Major League contract. The ISE Baseball client will be active for tonight’s game.

New York designated Peterson for assignment last week, and the 27-year-old formally rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A today in favor of free agency. Obviously, the two sides quickly worked to broker a new pact that’ll at least buy Peterson a bit more big league service time, though it still seems likely to be a short-term move.

Peterson collected three hits in 10 trips to the plate with the Yankees in his brief time at the Major League level with them, though the bulk of his career has been spent with the Braves. Atlanta originally acquired Peterson as part of the trade that sent Justin Upton to the Padres, and he spent parts of three seasons there, hitting a combined .240/.326/.342 with 15 homers, 48 doubles and eight triples in 1220 MLB plate appearances.

It’s a bit curious to see Peterson go through this carousel of roster machinations, though the entire scenario comes down to the fact that the Yankees needed his roster spot earlier last week in order to add another center-field option to their injury-depleted outfield mix. Peterson’s roster spot went to Shane Robinson, who was quickly designated once Aaron Hicks was active. With a healthier outfield mix now in place, Peterson again fits into the Yankees’ short-term plans, though the impending return of Brandon Drury and the eventual promotion of Gleyber Torres makes it unlikely that he’ll be around as a long-term bench piece in the Bronx.

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  1. Freex19

    7 years ago

    how does this make any sense?

    Reply
    • lowtalker1

      7 years ago

      They wanted to keep him but off the roster
      He called them
      Went for free agency but they still wanted him and wouldn’t accept being off the 40 man

      Reply
  2. walls17

    7 years ago

    What? Surprise injury? No gleyber I’m assuming later this week

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  3. MB923

    7 years ago

    Peterson is the new Capuano for the Yankees.

    Reply
  4. javier 3

    7 years ago

    I am confused now. Why didn’t they just select his contract again before they released him?

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    • bigalcathey

      7 years ago

      They had already DFA and (I guess) changed their mind.

      Reply
    • jpg1200

      7 years ago

      It was an outright assignment (I believe for a pitching move in preparation for the double header that wound up being ppd). Since he had enough service time he could elect free agency over a aaa assignment, which he did. Now they sent the pitcher back down and resigned Peterson to take the roster spot.

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  5. abravesfan 2

    7 years ago

    Who is Jace’s agent? That guy probably deserves a raise.

    Reply
  6. greg 14

    7 years ago

    can we assume Torres up and Wade down sometime soon?

    Reply
    • walls17

      7 years ago

      With this move I would assume not

      Reply
  7. Matt Pilatzke

    7 years ago

    Yankees DFA’d him off the 40 man roster, and Jace has enough service time to refuse the assignment to AAA. Either his agent felt he could get a better spot somewhere else or he knew that the Yankees’ nuts were in a vice, so hence the refusal. Or this way, they could agree to reset his options so he can optioned to AAA in the future.

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    • JimmyDDD

      7 years ago

      once you’re out of options that’s it. no reset

      Reply
    • gorav114

      7 years ago

      A team like Orioles probably would have signed him immediately.

      Reply
  8. Matt Pilatzke

    7 years ago

    They probably need another couple of weeks to avoid the Super Two status. Especially with the sheer number of cancelled games.

    Reply
    • walls17

      7 years ago

      Yeah that’s why. They should send Judge down too just to avoid the super 2 status

      Reply
  9. rit2940

    7 years ago

    All you keep hearing is how much the Yanks love Wade . I don’t get it . He seems overmatched against EVERYONE.

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    • Badfinger

      7 years ago

      I agree. He’s a bench piece at best. Not to worry. Gleyber will be up soon.

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    • jimbenwal

      7 years ago

      I remember when judge looked overmatched against everyone…
      Maybe they see something you don’t.

      Reply
      • carlote

        7 years ago

        Judge is a one hit wonder…

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        • Badfinger

          7 years ago

          You nailed it. Judge’s .351/.479/1.093 is proving the sophomore slump is a real thing.

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          Reply
        • Badfinger

          7 years ago

          Whoops. I meant .351/.479/.614.

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        • jimbenwal

          7 years ago

          I hope this is sarcasm. Nobody who has watched him this year could possibly believe that. He has hit safely in every game this year and is the fastest player in history to 60 HRs.

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        • jimbenwal

          7 years ago

          Sorry, hit safely in 12 straight games, been on base in every game

          Reply
    • morgannyy 2

      7 years ago

      Probably a AAAA player…

      Reply
    • srechter

      7 years ago

      Pressure to perform has been his biggest problem. He tries to do too much. There’s a fairly decent ceiling hiding in there, but he needs to calm down to reach it

      Reply
    • top jimmy

      7 years ago

      Wade sucks. Cave is a much better player than Wade. The Yanks are going to regret getting rid of Cave.

      Reply
  10. srechter

    7 years ago

    I kinda figured this would happen. Glad he’s hanging around for the moment. I’m a jace believer. Plate discipline coupled with defensive versatility is valuable if he can raise his hit tool a bit.

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  11. tacohole

    7 years ago

    Looks like Gleyber was pulled from tonight’s game..anyone know if he is getting the call or was he injured?

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    • tacohole

      7 years ago

      Pulled for precaution after feeling stiffness according to Michael Kay.

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