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Yankees To Sign Fernando Abad

By Steve Adams | July 25, 2020 at 2:28pm CDT

July 25: The Yankees have announced the move. Abad has been added to the 60-man player pool and assigned to the Yankees’ alternate training facility in Scranton.

July 24: The Yankees have agreed to a deal with left-hander Fernando Abad, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (via Twitter). The veteran reliever was recently cut loose by the Nationals. It’s likely a minor league pact for Abad, who missed Summer Camp with the Nats while quarantining after a positive Covid-19 diagnosis. Now that he’s been cleared to return to action, he’ll likely head to the Yankees’ alternate site in Scranton and provide the club with some additional bullpen depth. Abad is represented by the MAS+ Agency.

The 34-year-old Abad is a veteran of nine Major League seasons who carries a lifetime 3.67 ERA at the big league level. He’s pitched for six clubs — most recently the Giants in 2019 — and averaged 7.6 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and 1.14 HR/9 with a 41.5 percent ground-ball rate. He’s held lefties to a .234/.283/.378 slash and yielded a .257/.338/.412 slash to righties. Obviously, the latter isn’t particularly encouraging, but Abad’s splits aren’t quite as glaring as is the case with many traditional, pure lefty specialists.

Abad will add another lefty option to a Yankees organization that is a bit limited in that regard. Closer Aroldis Chapman is on the Covid-19 list at the moment, leaving Zack Britton as his likely replacement and Luis Avilan as the lone lefty setup option. Tyler Lyons had been the only left-handed reliever at the Yankees’ Scranton site, so bringing Abad into the mix addresses a depth need in rather straightforward fashion. The Yankees had some space in their 60-man player pool as it is, so they needn’t make a corresponding move once Abad’s deal becomes official.

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  1. 8ManLineupNoPitcherNoDH

    6 months ago

    Abad decision? Only time will tell.

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    • Wolf Chan

      6 months ago

      it is definitely abad decision, there is no denying that.

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    • Cegmyster

      6 months ago

      How abad that? I hope not too abad of a decision.

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    • lowereastsider

      6 months ago

      Hopefully he’ll pitch well enough to face major league abads this year.

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    • looiebelongsinthehall

      6 months ago

      All those Yankee who rightfully knocked him when he was with Boston years back are biting their nails, praying the team doesn’t get down to scraping the bottom of the peanut butter jar because truthfully sometimes you’re better off going hungry.

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      • Cegmyster

        6 months ago

        In abad case scenario: Welcome to our taxi squad

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        • deweybelongsinthehall

          6 months ago

          If he has to actually be activated, the Yankees will be in trouble as he pitched worse when there was pressure.

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    • WARrior

      6 months ago

      At least he’s recovered from Covid and didn’t abad case.

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  2. Connorsoxfan

    6 months ago

    I’m just here to see abad joke

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    • 920kodiak

      6 months ago

      Me too.

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  3. Cegmyster

    6 months ago

    Hey Abad!!! Welcome to the Yankees

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  4. parksy78

    6 months ago

    Troy and Abad in the morning

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    • redrunner911

      6 months ago

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    • flmetfan

      6 months ago

      Community rocks!

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  5. Captain Dunsel

    6 months ago

    So Scranton becomes Fernando’s hideaway.

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  6. qbass187

    6 months ago

    That’s a Abad deal, trust me

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  7. Cegmyster

    6 months ago

    I just hope his arm isn’t abad.

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  8. metsfan68

    6 months ago

    Abad pitcher

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  9. dennyd

    6 months ago

    Abad back in NY? He must need more steroids.

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    • Cegmyster

      6 months ago

      Steroids are Abad

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  10. Altoidman

    6 months ago

    Cool. Cool cool cool.

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  11. Gasu1

    6 months ago

    Abad Abad Ooh.

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  12. brucenewton

    6 months ago

    Rest of the East welcomes this signing.

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  13. jsay2948

    6 months ago

    This is not abad move… for every team that is not that Yankees. I will say, though, I have always enjoyed his occasional 56mph gopherball!

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  14. 920kodiak

    6 months ago

    I love it when he is in the news.

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