Yankees re-sign Britton

[jacksonianmarch]

Its a 2 yr deal with a club option for a third and fourth. He had a pretty solid year last year. He saw his fastball velocity rise back to his previous later in the year and the results came with it, especially in a scoreless September.

[jacksonianmarch]

For two years in a row, the Yanks made moves mid season for relief help. Kahnle and Robertson in 2017. Britton in 2018. Interestingly enough, if Kahnle didn't entirely suck last year, we probably don't get Britton. Thankfully, we have Kahnle back and he should be healthy, so maybe he can find the lost mojo. The pen is gonna be deep again and with Britton, Betances and Chapman, we will have some serious heat and stuff coming out of the pen.

[moonslav59]

$40M/3 with an apparent 4th year option bringing it to $50-55M/4.

 

I'm glad we didn't try to outbid on this one.

[jacksonianmarch]

$40M/3 with an apparent 4th year option bringing it to $50-55M/4.

 

I'm glad we didn't try to outbid on this one.

 

It is essentially a continuation of the Robertson contract money wise. KRob was on the books for $14 mil and Britton will be on for $13.3 mil. This is Betances and Chapman insurance. Dellin has generally been lights out barring one bizarre year where he lost the zone. But he is also a FA after 2019. Also, Chapman can opt out and become a FA after 2019. If we lose both, we can at least run with Green and Britton for 2020. Also, this is one of those genius deals for Cashman. If the guy is lights out, we get him for four years. If he's good, we get him for 2 as we will likely decline his fourth year and he would opt out. If he's not good, we will have him for 3. It is a good deal all around and if we get a healthy Britton, he could essentially turn our wins into 5 inning games in 2019.

[Larry Cook]

This is a really good signing for the Yankees.

 

I thought in the second half of the season he really started to put it together and pitch like he did with the orioles.

[jacksonianmarch]

This is also an upside signing for the Yanks. Britton wasn’t dominant last season, but by September his K rate was back up to 9 and he was unhittable. His control has been off the last two seasons. In 2017, he went down with a sore arm and in 2018, he blew out his Achilles in the offseason and missed April and May. If we get the guy we had last year, then he will be good. If he has a full spring and enters the year healthy, we have a shot at having the 2016 lights out version. The one thing he did do last year was have a 73% ground ball rate, which is just stupid and by the end of the year, his velocity returned.

[tombirner]

This is also an upside signing for the Yanks. Britton wasn’t dominant last season, but by September his K rate was back up to 9 and he was unhittable. His control has been off the last two seasons. In 2017, he went down with a sore arm and in 2018, he blew out his Achilles in the offseason and missed April and May. If we get the guy we had last year, then he will be good. If he has a full spring and enters the year healthy, we have a shot at having the 2016 lights out version. The one thing he did do last year was have a 73% ground ball rate, which is just stupid and by the end of the year, his velocity returned.

 

So you liked a move the Yankees made? Color me shocked!

[OH FOY]

Yanks must have seen improvement from him to Offer this. Lets face it when he is on, he is nasty. 14,15, and the unreal 16 season, if he gets close to that. That will be a strong BP. Big if.

[jacksonianmarch]

So you liked a move the Yankees made? Color me shocked!

 

It's a 3 year deal, maybe a 2 yr or a 4 yr deal for a 31 yr old reliever who was showing his lockdown stuff as the season progressed. If we get 2016 level Britton next year, then this deal is a steal. If he shows 2017 level performance, than it's fine. The only downside is if he falls off the table, which is less likely than others just due to age, but certainly not predictable. If he is healthy and shows what he showed in September, then we will have an even more dominant pen.