Yankees to sign Brian McCann to five-year, $85M deal
By Matt Snyder | Baseball Writer
November 23, 2013 5:37 pm ET
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Brian McCann to the Bronx? Sounds like it's getting closer.
The Yankees are in agreement on a five-year, $85 million contract to sign
free agent catcher Brian McCann, according to multiple reports, including
CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman. There's also a vesting option for a sixth year,
that would make the contract worth $100 million.
This deal is the largest average annual value contract ever given to a free
agent catcher (Joe Mauer's contract was an extension to stay put). McCann has
also been given a full no-trade clause, per Heyman.
McCann, 29, hit .256/.336/.461 with 13 doubles, 20 homers and 57 RBI in just
102 games last season. He was an All-Star for the seventh time of his career.
Worth mention here is McCann's a left-handed hitter and Yankee Stadium is
very homer-friendly to lefties Turner Field suppresses homers a bit, too, so
McCann's power should see a slight uptick with the move