The New York Yankees and Chase Headley have reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $52 million according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Headley spent the 2014 season between the San Diego Padres and Yankees, batting .243 with 13 home runs, 20 doubles and 49 RBI in 135 games. He hit .262 with six home runs, eight doubles and 17 RBI in 58 games with New York. Headley has a career .265/.347/.409/.756 slash line in eight MLB seasons. The deal is pending Headley passing a physical.
Alex Rodriguez is due back after a year long suspension for PED’s use and with Headley signing may indicate Rodriguez may see considerable time at DH.
Earlier Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman spoke tho the possibility of adding Headley.
“If I signed a Chase Headley, he would be the starting third baseman,” Cashman said then. “[Rodriguez] is going to compete for at-bats and for a position. The position would be third, and obviously DH, and that’s it. Maybe some time at first base. He may be eventually the everyday third baseman, he may be the everyday DH; I just don’t know.”
“That has nothing to do with devaluing Alex or disrespecting Alex or anything of that nature,” Cashman said at the GM meetings in November. “It’s just a fair assessment of the unknown. You can’t quantify the unknown right now until you get him out there on a consistent basis to see if he can actually remain on the field, stay healthy, be productive and be that middle-of-the-lineup threat and force that we’ve all come to see for years gone by.”
