The Yankees will announce that they're declining their 2012 option for Damaso Marte, according to Mark Hale of the New York Post (on Twitter). The left-hander missed the entire 2011 season after undergoing shoulder surgery last October. He'll get a $250K buyout instead of a $4MM salary for 2012.
Marte, 36, signed a three-year, $12MM deal after the 2008 season and contributed just 31 regular season innings over the course of the past three seasons. However, he was effective in the 2009 playoffs and has a 3.48 ERA with 9.5 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9 over the course of an 11-year career (hat tip to River Ave. Blues). If healthy, he could obtain a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training this offseason.
Alex 18
You’re kidding. I am completely shocked.
Sean Ryan
Gotta save up for CC’s new contract.
EdinsonPickle
Who’d a thunk it?
Eduardo Medina
money wasted in this guy…
Baseball Whiz
Agreed 100 percent red sox and Yankees waste so much money and they become major bust I hate it MLB baseball should have a salary cap to increase chances of teams like Oakland minisota Tampa bay winning world series and keeping the players they drafted like Crawford or Hudson
YanksFanSince78
Learn how to spell Minnesota then get back to me dude. Let’s make this clear. Even with a salary cap the Rays aren’t spending the $90 mil salary floor that would probably come with a salary cap. This isn’t the NFL or NBA and the sooner you realize that the better off we will all be.
John 87
Lol relax.
Michael Downs
his performance in the 09 w.s. was worth every penny
Eduardo Medina
Stop living in the past my friend…09??? we are in 2011
Sean Ryan
how are you suppose to evaluate a signing if you can’t look back? try making sense next time.
Eduardo Medina
worth every penny for just one good year??? yeah sure why not…
East Coast Bias
worth every penny for that one pitch (slider?) to Howard that struck him out in the final game of the world series, imo.
NYPOTENCE
ditto
cards2WS
Cardinals will sign him to a minor league deal.
NYPOTENCE
Yankee offseason is now officially under way
Chris
you got it…next move = C.C. Sabathia 6 year 112.7 m deal
#justgettinstarted
Jimbo
6 years 112.7M ? you do realize that’s not even 19M a year and he currently makes almost 22 a year and hes opting out for more money.
maybe if its a 6 year 142.7M contract…
yankeesfan88
Look out Boston, this’ll take us to the ‘ship.
ktuck911
Thank you Lord! What a waste… Some guys just don’t fit in Da Bronx… He’s one of them…