The New York Yankees reportedly finalized a one-year deal with pitcher Hiroki Kuroda. With Robinson Cano signing with the Seattle Mariners on Friday, the Yankees are beginning to actively pursue free agents - including recently-signed second baseman Kelly Johnson.
Kuroda agreed to a one-year contract with the Yankees late Thursday night. The deal is for $16 million and includes an additional $500,000 in innings-pitched incentives, according to CBS Sports.
Joel Sherman of the New York Post first reported the deal.
Kuroda, 38, finished the season with an 11-13 record, 3.31 ERA and 150 strikeouts in 201.1 innings pitched. He finished his last eight starts with a 0-6 record and 6.56 ERA, according to ESPN, and briefly considered retirement before re-signing with New York.
Cano, meanwhile, on Friday signed a 10-year deal worth $240 million - the third-largest contract in baseball history - with the Seattle Mariners. The deal will become official once Cano passes a physical.
Cano finished the season with a .314 batting average and a .383 on-base percentage; he was the Yankees' main source of offense with 27 homers and 107 RBIs.
New York is already looking ahead to rebuilding without Cano, according to ESPN.
"...The Yankees are preparing to move forward on several other free agents while considering the possibility of opening the 2013 season with journeyman Kelly Johnson as their starting second baseman," ESPN published on Wednesday.
Johnson agreed to a one-year deal with the Yankees on Wednesday night, according to CBS Sports.
Johnson finished the 2013 season with the Tampa Bay Rays; he had a .235 batting average and .305 on-base percentage, along with 16 home runs and 52 RBIs.
