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Yankees Sign Cody Poteet To Major League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | January 5, 2024 at 9:50am CDT

January 5: The Yankees have now officially announced the signing.

January 4: The Yankees have signed right-hander Cody Poteet to a major league contract, reports Joel Sherman of The New York Post. Sherman adds that the Beverly Hills Sports Council client has already passed his physical. Poteet will make $750K in the majors and $200K in the minors, per Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. The club’s 40-man roster count was at 38 coming into today but they just claimed Bubba Thompson off waivers and this deal would fill out the roster once made official.

Poteet, 29, has a small amount of major league experience, having pitched for the Marlins in 2021 and 2022. He threw 58 2/3 innings in that time over nine starts and 10 relief appearances, posting an earned run average of 4.45. He struck out 21.5% of batters faced, walked 11% and kept 42.1% of balls in play on the ground. He also threw 14 2/3 innings in the minors in that time with a 1.84 ERA, 37.9% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate.

He underwent Tommy John surgery in August of 2022 and was outrighted by the Marlins at the end of that season. He signed a minor league deal with the Royals and he spent the year rehabbing, eventually making one Triple-A appearance late in September. Sherman says that the Royals and Poteet had a two-year minor league deal but with an understanding that the could opt out if he wasn’t selected in the Rule 5 draft and wasn’t subsequently added to the 40-man roster.

Poteet still has a full slate of options, so he can be kept in the minors if he doesn’t earn himself a job on the active roster. The Yanks traded away a decent amount of starting depth in the Juan Soto trade, with Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito and Randy Vásquez all going to San Diego in that deal. They have Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodón and Nestor Cortes in three spots but are looking for rotation upgrades, showing interest in Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. Clarke Schmidt will likely have a job at the back end while Clayton Beeter, Yoendrys Gómez, Luis Gil and Will Warren figure to be in the mix as well.

Regardless of whether they sign another pitcher or not, Poteet should give them some extra depth. Since he has done a bit of starting and relieving, he could perhaps slot in wherever he’s needed, depending on the club’s needs and his own results. His service time clock is at one year and 145 days, meaning he could be controlled for five more seasons, with optionable assignments potentially pushing that back even further.

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40 Comments

  1. Pads Fans

    2 years ago

    San Diego kid. Wasn’t he injured most or all of 2023?

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  2. Joe Lopez

    2 years ago

    Thought for a quick second it was Cody Bellinger.

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    • Logjammer D"Baggagecling

      2 years ago

      Me too

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  3. swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

    2 years ago

    I thought it said “Yankees Sign Cody Bellinger” when I got the notification. God that gave me a really big heart attack lol

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  4. Cknyc

    2 years ago

    who in fhe flying fruitbat cakes

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  5. GhostofRandySavage

    2 years ago

    Brito replacement maybe? Marlins fans, what do you know about this guy?

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    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      He looked decent at times and progressing before the injury. I think it’s a good low-risk/diamond-in-the-rough-reward for the Yankees.

      At worse, you have a AAA/MLB arm for your bullpen who can spot start or be an opener on bullpen days. Best scenario, he can grab a roster spot on the big club and be a serviceable piece for your team.

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      • GhostofRandySavage

        2 years ago

        Thanks for sharing! I appreciate it

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        Reply
  6. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    Sneaky little move. Like this for NYY.

    3
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  7. pounder

    2 years ago

    The pennant is ours.

    4
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    • Cknyc

      2 years ago

      i wanted to initially believe you, then i started bursting into laughter.

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      Reply
  8. TrumboRedux

    2 years ago

    Congrats Yanks fans. You got your man. Don’t worry about Snell or Monty anymore. You have this guy now.

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    • Joe says...

      2 years ago

      This really takes the sting out of not getting Yamamoto.

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      • YankeesBleacherCreature

        2 years ago

        Can’t wait to hear Boone refer to him as Poteet-y.

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        • A'sfaninLondonUK

          2 years ago

          @YBC

          Surely simply poteen? He’ll be moonshine on a mound….

          3
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        • Cora the Destroya

          2 years ago

          Boone the Buffoon and Bopeep. Gotta love it.

          2
          Reply
      • Keena

        2 years ago

        You guys made my day, with the humor. Especially Joe’s comment. LOL

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  9. rocky7

    2 years ago

    Just rebuilding depth at the minor league level……possibly a call-up due to injuries at the ML level as he’s got some experience……

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  10. CarryABigStick

    2 years ago

    You may remember his uncle, former Yankee left hander Andy Potteett?

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    • BlueSkies_LA

      2 years ago

      And his cousin, Kelly Patoot.

      2
      Reply
      • Ol’ Uncle Charlie

        2 years ago

        And his German aunt Olga Kaput.

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        • BlueSkies_LA

          2 years ago

          Gesundheit.

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          Reply
  11. Bright Side

    2 years ago

    good low risk high reward pitcher who has shown signs of missing bats and inducing ground balls

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    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      2 years ago

      Plus three years of minor league options.

      Reply
  12. Old York

    2 years ago

    MLB teams are really handing out big cash for mediocre pitching this offseason. 4.84 ERA in AAA and 4.45 in MLB? Even his Forecasted Run Average (FRA) sits around 4.80. Even a 21.5 K% isn’t that impressive.

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  13. LordD99

    2 years ago

    Poteet is a sharp pickup that goes beyond a depth acquisition. Match him with Matt Blake and there’s decent probability Poteet will pitch meaningful innings for the big league club.

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  14. dasit

    2 years ago

    yankees have earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to finding under-the-radar relief arms and turning them into contributors. every other aspect of building a roster… not so much

    2
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  15. Dumpster Divin Theo

    2 years ago

    Thought I saw a putty tat

    2
    Reply
  16. sam 17

    2 years ago

    Their first major league signing of the offseason.

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  17. Keithyim

    2 years ago

    Poo-tee-weet

    Reply
  18. Ol’ Uncle Charlie

    2 years ago

    Depth throw-in for Dylan Cease deal?

    Reply
  19. I.M. Insane

    2 years ago

    This kid is actually a decent pitcher. Underrated signing.

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    • 178iq

      2 years ago

      You must be a yankee fan. Only yankee fans say washed up bums are decent players as soon as the Yankees sign them.

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      • I.M. Insane

        2 years ago

        First, no. Not a Yankees fan. Second, 29 is washed up? You must be a Logan’s Run fan.

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        • 178iq

          2 years ago

          What’s Logan’s run?

          Reply
  20. FanOfTheUmpires

    2 years ago

    Crazy how fast the Yankees have already moved on from gerrit cole.

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  21. Keena

    2 years ago

    The signing we’ve all been waiting for. Best signing since Cole. Order the rings, and start spreading the news! World Series or bust, after this blockbuster.

    1
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  22. 178iq

    2 years ago

    Would series bound now for sure!! Hahahaha the Yankees can’t sign a quality player for the life of them. All they can do is trade for a temp start like Soto or sign injury marred washed up player like Rodon Montas and now Poteet hahahahha hilarious. Yankees better sign snell or Monty. Or the a Japanese ace. Fast.

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    • 178iq

      2 years ago

      Or cease

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  23. MickeyYogiWillieJackieHenry

    2 years ago

    Closing the 19 game gap with Baltimore … Another bold move

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