Mark Prior Agrees to Deal With Yankees

by FanHouse Staff

Filed under: Yankees, MLB Transactions, MLB Hot Stove, MLB Free Agency

The next stop on Mark Prior's comeback tour will put the right-hander in pinstripes. Prior agreed to a minor-league deal with the New York Yankees Tuesday, a source confirmed to FanHouse's Tom Krasovic.

ESPN.com was first to report Prior's decision.

Prior's agreement with the Yankees will pay him a base salary of $750,000 if he makes the team and also includes another $750,000 in performance incentives based on innings pitched. He will head to spring training with the intention of being a reliever, and he is willing to go to the minor leagues if he doesn't break camp on the 25-man roster.

Prior, as FanHouse reported last week, was choosing between the Yankees and Texas Rangers. He hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2006 due to a myriad of arm injuries.

Before that, Prior skyrocketed to fame in 2002-03 with the Chicago Cubs when he went 24-12 with a 2.74 ERA over a season-and-a-half. He was a No. 1 overall pick of the Cubs in 2001 out of the University of Southern California, and he took the fast track to the big leagues, making his debut as a 21-year-old.

 

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