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Yankees Sign Zach McAllister To Minor League Deal

By Steve Adams | August 7, 2023 at 10:26am CDT

The Yankees signed veteran right-hander Zach McAllister to a minor league deal over the weekend, per an announcement from their Triple-A affiliate. McAllister, a WME client, is already active in the organization, having pitched a scoreless inning for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.

McAllister, 35, opted out of a minor league deal with the D-backs last week. He hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since 2018 but was a steady presence on Cleveland’s pitching staff for six years, logging a combined 3.84 ERA with roughly average strikeout/walk rates in 529 innings between the rotation and bullpen from 2012-17.

The deal with the Yankees is something of a homecoming for McAllister. New York selected him in the third round of the 2006 draft but traded him to Cleveland in 2010 as a player to be named later in return for outfielder Austin Kearns. He never appeared in a big league game with the Yankees before being shipped out. This reunion will give him another opportunity to do so in the season’s final couple months.

McAllister has pitched to a 4.81 ERA in 39 1/3 Triple-A frames this year, fanning 30.4% of his opponents against an 11% walk rate. The Yankees are the veteran right-hander’s fifth Triple-A stop since his last big league appearance in 2018. He’s also spent time with the Dodgers, Phillies, Cardinals and D-backs. McAllister logged a 3.99 ERA with the Cardinals’ top affiliate last year, punching out 30% of his opponents with Memphis. He’s maintained that strikeout rate this year, and if the Yankees need a depth arm in the bullpen at some point between now and season’s end, he’ll give them a veteran option.

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  1. 28rings

    1 month ago

    reverse the curse of Zach McAllister

    Reply
  2. Captain-Judge99

    1 month ago

    This would of been a great signing like 10 years ago. What’s he coming for, retirement? Smh

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    • Dr2022

      1 month ago

      Hey Captain, better late than never. I hear that he can hit too!

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      • Joe says...

        1 month ago

        Can he run the bases for Stanton?

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        Reply
      • Captain-Judge99

        1 month ago

        Hey Doc, now tell me he can be our leftfielder also? Maybe, Hal and Trashman weren’t done after all? I was starting to think they we’re lying to us.

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        • Dr2022

          1 month ago

          Haha. Capt, you are correct. they were just dumpster diving for the next Ohtani

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  3. nailz#4life

    1 month ago

    this signing will save BC and BB’s jobs

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    Reply
  4. Captain-Judge99

    1 month ago

    Deuce

    1
    Reply
  5. dasit

    1 month ago

    Babe McRuth couldn’t save this season

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    Reply
    • Dr2022

      1 month ago

      I guess which is why they don’t even try anymore. Cashman’s continuous dumpster diving never ceases to amaze. He seems to be allergic to actual major league players. And why is it that they still have not attempted to get hitters from anywhere even their money league system.

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      • dasit

        1 month ago

        they’ve painted themselves into a corner and the only way out is to spend even more which hal won’t do

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        • Dr2022

          1 month ago

          That pretty much sums it up

          Reply
  6. getrealgone2

    1 month ago

    See, Yanks don’t need Rondon

    2
    Reply
    • vtadave

      1 month ago

      Hector Rondon?

      Reply
      • DanzigInTheDark

        1 month ago

        Bruce

        Reply
    • Frankie Bani

      1 month ago

      Rondón is another Montas

      Reply
  7. gene fitzmagic

    1 month ago

    Season saved

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    Reply
  8. Mikenmn

    1 month ago

    Weird feeling to be a Yankee fan and find very move they make greeted by some sort of why/huh/but he’s injured/but he stinks. Which I share in.

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    Reply
  9. Mercenary.Freddie.Freeman

    1 month ago

    It’s just a minor league deal but this guy hasn’t made a difference in MLB since 2017.

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    Reply
  10. Yanks2

    1 month ago

    This guy’s numbers aren’t that bad

    Reply
    • the great bambi

      1 month ago

      He hasn’t pitched in the majors in 5 years.

      Reply
    • Dr2022

      1 month ago

      That’s because as Yankee fans, our bar has become low

      Reply
      • the great bambi

        1 month ago

        Well, imagine being a Guardians fan. I’m not going to see a world series victory in my lifetime… 2016 WS ended on my birthday. I’m not holding out. I’m 36.

        Reply
  11. Viveleempireevil

    1 month ago

    The spectre of The New York Yankees dumpster diving as the WC slips further away is so…counter-intuitive.
    Years ago you could paper over one or two bad GM decisions with money.
    Today?
    You can’t cover over one with money.
    Zero margin of error.
    And Cashman’s decision history of late has been…meh.

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  12. Vince Ferragamo's Dog

    1 month ago

    What a dumpster fire yanks have become, have to fire cash-man been puke GM 4awhile now, deal after deal n there have been red flags w/most of these transactions : donaldson on downward slope of ability4 yrs n he’s only getn older, stanton too aging n w/history of bad back, rodon nice cpl yrs strung together evidently equals winning NY lottery4 $162MILLION, having everyday player go months w/o proper concussion diagnosis, left fielder is atlantic league wannabe of the wk, got no hit SS playing center, even the few bright spots a P w/recent no hitter now gone w/alcohol n character issues, Boone has 2goto as well, skipper goes dwn w/ship n there has 2B accountability, George is spinning in his grave n I’m afraid the new penny pinching yanks will keep GM & mngr around cause aint gona pay em to not work, karma is a b*tch … Who’s Ur daddy Go O’s !

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  13. Seamus O'Meara

    1 month ago

    What are the Yankees DOING? What a dumpster fire they are. No direction. Two big names (Cole and Judge)surrounded by junk. Embarrassing

    Reply
  14. Edmondme

    1 month ago

    Thank you all, these comments are sad but funny. We have become dumpster divers. Will the Yankees sign Christian Arroyo next? Cole Hamels is available too

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    • mlbnyyfan

      1 month ago

      WTG Cashman shopping off the Clearance Rack again

      Reply

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