The New York Yankees have rounded out the back end of their starting rotation by re-signing veteran lefty Chris Capuano to a one-year contract for 2015. MLB.com's Joey Nowak reports that the contract is worth $5 million, pending Capuano's passing of a physical exam. The Yankees confirmed the news via Twitter.
Capuano, age 36, was one of the mid-season pick-ups who helped keep the Yankees in the 2014 American League Wild Card race until the final week of the season after the Yankees lost 80 percent of their starting rotation to injuries. Capuano did not fare so well early in the season as a reliever with the Boston Red Sox, who released him on July 1. The Colorado Rockies signed him on July 4, but he spent his entire three-week tenure with them in the Minor Leagues.
The Yankees purchased Capuano's contract from Colorado on July 24, and he pitched respectably. In 12 starts, Capuano was 2-3 with a 4.25 ERA and 1.31 WHIP.
In 10 seasons with six different teams, Capuano is 76-87 with a 4.28 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. He has made 221 starts and 57 relief appearances. He spent five years with the Milwaukee Brewers from 2004-2007 and returned in 2010 after missing all of 2008 and 2009 due to Tommy John surgery. His best season came as a Los Angeles Dodgers starter in 2012: 12-12, 3.72 ERA, and 1.22 WHIP.