The Yankees announced this evening that veteran reliever Shane Greene has passed through waivers unclaimed. He’s elected free agency in lieu of an outright assignment back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, as is the right of any player with three-plus years of major league service.
The right-hander made just one major league appearance with the Yankees during his latest stint. He was selected onto the roster last Saturday and tossed an inning out of the bullpen, allowing a two-run home run to Ramón Urías. The 33-year-old righty was designated for assignment the next day, and he’ll now head back to the open market.
Greene, who also made a lone appearance with the Dodgers earlier this season, has spent the past couple months in Scranton. He tossed 21 innings over 15 outings for the RailRiders, working to a 3.86 ERA with a slightly above-average 25.3% strikeout rate. Of course, it’s possible Greene circles back and returns to the Yankees on another minor league pact even after refusing an outright assignment. Electing free agency is a fairly common practice for outrighted veterans of his ilk, as he’ll have an opportunity to scour the market for a more immediate path back to the majors elsewhere.
Come on over the giants
Farhan just peed himself a little.
Have a hunch the Tigers will be signing him to a minor league contract before the trade deadline…
Why not Norris is back
Vagiants!
Stick a fork in him, he’s done
Just like Will Smith in Atlanta
Ok
Good luck in Korea.
Detroit tigers will sign him Friday
Watch. The dodgers will sign him again.
Wasn’t that Shawn Green? Lol…different era!
Maybe some old scenery in Motown, will be what the doctor ordered….
Man. I remember when this guy was a sought after trade chip.
Did you know Clint Frazier changed his name?