Kirby Yates agreed to a one-year, $5MM contract with the Angels, boosting their 40-man roster to 38. The 38-year-old veteran offers closing experience while seeking a rebound before his age-39 season. The Angels also signed Jordan Romano and Drew Pomeranz and hope to get a fuller workload from Robert Stephenson. Since age 30 Yates has produced 355 innings, a 2.84 ERA, 97 saves, 65 holds and a 35.1% strikeout rate, including a 1.17 ERA and 33 saves with Texas in 2024. The signing reunites Yates with pitching coach Mike Maddux.
"Yates gives the Angels yet another veteran reliever with some closing experience who's in need of a rebound - in his case, ahead of what'll be his age-39 season. The Halos will hope to finally get a full workload out of Robert Stephenson in the final season of his three-year, $33MM contract. They've also signed former Jays closer Jordan Romano and veteran reliever Drew Pomeranz to low-cost, one-year contracts this offseason as well."
"Since an age-30 breakout with the Padres, the late-blooming Yates has pitched 355 innings with a 2.84 earned run average, 97 saves, 65 holds and only 13 blown save opportunities. He's fanned a whopping 35.1% of his opponents along the way (backed by a huge 15.7% swinging-strike rate) and walked 9.6% of the batters he's faced. Coincidentally enough, the Angels were the team from which the Padres claimed Yates off waivers."
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