YANKEES JUST MADE ANOTHER MOVE... HOLLA

Quick note. The Yankees have signed a pitcher to a minor league deal. Sound good? Sure. 

Jack Curry has the tweet:

James Norwood, a righty reliever who was 1-0 w/ 8.31 ERA and 22K/9BB in 17 1/3 IP for Phillies in 2022, has signed minor league deal w/ Yankees. He averaged 97 with FB and throws splitter & slider. He graduated from All Hallows HS, which is a few minutes away from Yankee Stadium

— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) December 13, 2022

No, it's not Rodon, but stockpiling arms is always a good thing.

And I love this; Empire Sports Media writes:

"James Norwood Has a Gross Splitter

The best pitch James Norwood throws is his Splitter, a pitch that is thrown at 90.7 MPH with a whopping 11.2″ of Horizontal Break and 4.5″ of Induced Vertical Break. This means not only does he get a ton of run, but he also gets a lot of vertical separation from his fastball with 5.9 MPH of velocity separation. Typically the mark you want to surpass is 10″ of Vertical Separation, and Norwood’s Splitter has 11.1″ of Vertical Separation off of his fastball. This is what allowed it to generate a 42.7% Whiff% and .242 xwOBA at 40.8% Usage, meaning it’s effective at high volume."

Nice move. What's next?