12/02: Sources: Yankees Interested in Reliever Brandon Lyon
Posted by: Patrick
Major league sources have told Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com that the Yankees have expressed interest in relief pitcher Brandon Lyon. Lyon was offered arbitration by Detroit, but it's thought he won't accept it. He's a Type-B free agent, meaning the Yankees wouldn't have to surrender any draft picks to sign him.
Set to turn 31 next August, the right-handed Lyon was 6-5 with a 2.86 ERA last season in 65 games with the Tigers. This was much better than his career average ERA of 4.20.
Rosenthal and Morosi caution that the Yankees have a lot of business (our own pitchers, Roy Halladay, Joch Lackey) to consider and attend to before they might make a decision on Lyon or any other free agent reliever.
Set to turn 31 next August, the right-handed Lyon was 6-5 with a 2.86 ERA last season in 65 games with the Tigers. This was much better than his career average ERA of 4.20.
Rosenthal and Morosi caution that the Yankees have a lot of business (our own pitchers, Roy Halladay, Joch Lackey) to consider and attend to before they might make a decision on Lyon or any other free agent reliever.
