Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Yankees finalized two deals on Saturday, signing outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year pact and veteran pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract.<\/p>\n
Ellsbury’s contract is believed to be worth $153 million and includes a club option for 2021, while Kuroda will reportedly be paid $16 million in 2014.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old Ellsbury finished last season with a league-best 52 stolen bases, along with nine home runs, 31 doubles, 53 RBI and a .298 average for the World Series champion Boston Red Sox.<\/p>\n
Ellsbury, who gained his only All-Star selection three seasons ago, a year in which he finished second in AL MVP voting to Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, is a lifetime .297 hitter who has collected 65 homers, 155 doubles, 241 stolen bases and drove in 314 runs over 715 games with Boston since 2007.<\/p>\n
Kuroda was the Yankees best starter for most of last season, going 11-13 with a 3.31 ERA in 32 starts. However, he lost his final six decisions of the season and pitched to a 6.56 ERA over his last eight starts.<\/p>\n
The 38-year-old has been an innings-eater his entire career, as he has exceeded 200 innings in each of the past three seasons, including a career- high 219 2\/3 innings in his first Yankees campaign in 2012.<\/p>\n
After a prosperous career in Japan, Kuroda came to the Dodgers in 2008 and pitched to a 41-46 mark with a 3.45 ERA in 115 games. In two years with the Yankees, he’s 27-24 with a 3.31 ERA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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