Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Yankees made their first major move on this offseason’s free agent market, signing coveted reliever Andrew Miller to a four-year contract.<\/p>\n
The YES Network reported the deal to be worth $36 million for the left-hander, who is coming off a dominant 2014 season with the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n
Miller posted a 2.02 earned run average and racked up a career-best 103 strikeouts in 62 1\/3 innings last season. He also proved to be more than simply a lefty specialist, limiting right-handed hitters to a .145 average and southpaws to a .163 clip over 73 regular-season appearances.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old’s addition likely reduces New York’s chances of bringing back closer David Robertson, also a free agent. Miller could form a potentially devastating one-two punch with hard-throwing righty Dellin Betances at the back end of the Yankee bullpen, with Betances the favorite to slot into Robertson’s ninth-inning role.<\/p>\n
Miller played in a key role in Boston’s march to the 2013 World Series title, producing a 2.64 ERA with 48 strikeouts in 30 2\/3 innings over 37 appearances that season. He was traded to the Orioles on July 31 after the Red Sox fell out of this past year’s playoff race, posting a 1.35 ERA in 23 regular season games with Baltimore before firing 7 1\/3 shutout innings in the AL playoffs.<\/p>\n
Originally a starting pitcher, Miller was permanently moved to the bullpen by the Red Sox in 2012. The former first-round pick owns a 2.57 ERA in 163 appearances over the last three seasons, striking out 202 batters in 133 1\/3 innings and yielding a .181 average over that span.<\/p>\n
Miller broke into the majors as a 21-year-old with Detroit in 2006. He was traded to the Marlins as part of the deal that sent two-time AL MVP Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers prior to the 2008 season, then was acquired by Boston from Florida after the 2010 campaign.<\/p>\n
Over 259 career games, 66 of which have been starts, Miller has compiled a 30-38 record with a 4.91 ERA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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