WHY THE YANKEES SIGNED RAMON ORTIZ

I'm not sure why the Yankees signed 39 year old Ramon Ortiz, I'm not going to lie. I have never once looked at Ortiz and said "Yeah, we really need to get that guy." Never... and he's been around since 1999. Seriously though, Ortiz is a veteran of the game, he's been around and the only real reason Ortiz has been singed to a minor league deal is two fold, the Yankees are stock piling arms, which is always a good thing and the Yankees now get a chance to give the guy a look, much like Kevin Millwood and Carlos Silva last season. It's just alittle exercise they're going through...maybe something happens, maybe not. Anyway, Marc Carig had the tweet about Ortiz HERE.Don't forget, it wasn't too long ago that Ortiz was released by the San Francisco Giants. Read HERE. In 2011 with the Chicago Cubs, Ortiz racked up a 4.86 ERA with a 1-2 record. He had 25 strikeouts and 11 walks. His best season was 2002 in Anaheim when he was 15-9 with a 3.77 ERA. Those days are long gone, but if the Yankees can strike lightening in a bottle, why not right? Hey it could be worse... we could have just signd Sergio Mitre again... I think I'd jump off a bridge.

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