LHP Rodríguez stays with Yankees, gets new $2M, 1-year deal

By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:19 PM CST Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 Last Modified: 9:44 PM CST Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021

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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Left-hander Joely Rodríguez and the Yankees agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract Wednesday night, three days after New York declined a $3 million option in favor of a $500,000 buyout.

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In addition to his salary, Rodríguez can earn $250,000 in performance bonuses for games pitched: $50,000 each for 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70.

The 29-year-old Rodríguez was acquired from Texas on July 29 with outfielder Joey Gallo for minor league right-hander Glenn Otto and infielders Ezequiel Duran, Trevor Hauver and Josh Smith. Frequently lined up against opponents’ best left-handed hitters, Rodríguez was 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA in 21 games with the Yankees.

FILE - New York Yankees pitcher Joely Rodriguez pitches during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, in New York. Left-hander Joely Rodríguez and the Yankees agreed to a $2 million, one-year contract Wednesday night, Nov. 10, 2021 three days after New York declined a $3 million option in favor of a $500,000 buyout.(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

He finished the season 2-3 with one save and a 4.66 ERA in a career-high 52 relief appearances, holding left-handed batters to a .203 average (12 for 59).

Rodriguez is 3-5 with one save and a 4.62 ERA in four seasons with Philadelphia (2016-17), Texas (2020-21) and the Yankees. He pitched in Japan for the Central League’s Chunichi Dragons in 2018-19, going 3-7 with a 1.85 ERA in 90 relief appearances.