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- Updated: December 7, 2016
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Yankees made a quick strike to land a bat, agreeing to terms with outfielder/designated hitter Matt Holliday on a one-year, $13 million contract that was formally announced by the team on Wednesday.
The sides reached the agreement on Sunday. MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi confirmed the financial terms.
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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman indicated at the time that the slugger met several criteria that the team had outlined for its next designated hitter.
“Ultimately with the DH role, our preference would be to find someone that would be a short-term contract that allows us to retain our Draft pick, that prioritizes payroll flexibility as we move forward, doesn’t block any kids going forward in the future,” Cashman said on Sunday without acknowledging the agreement. “Matt Holliday would qualify under all those circumstances.”
Holliday, who turns 37 in January, batted .246 with a .322 on-base percentage and a .461 slugging percentage in 110 games for the Cardinals this past season, hitting 20 doubles, one triple and 20 home runs with 62 RBIs. He missed nearly seven weeks late in the season due to a fractured right thumb.
The right-handed hitter is a seven-time All-Star and has spent 7 1/2 of his 13 big league seasons with St. Louis, owning a lifetime .303 average with 295 home runs and 1,153 RBIs in 1,773 games for the Cardinals, Rockies and Athletics.
“We didn’t score enough last year, so we were trying to improve that in certain ways,” Cashman said.
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