Tommy Kahnle’s time in New York is officially, officially over.
According to Mark Feinsand and Ken Rosenthal, Kahnle has agreed to a two-year deal with the Dodgers, one that could be worth up to $5.5 million.
Kahnle made just one appearance for the Yankees this past truncated season, throwing one inning before an elbow injury required Tommy John surgery. He is unlikely to pitch in 2021, and as Kahnle was in his final year of arbitration eligibility, the Yankees chose to non-tender him rather than try to strike a deal that would keep the righty in pinstripes beyond 2021.
Now, the Dodgers will pay Kahnle $750K plus a $550K signing bonus while he rehabs, and basically get him on a one-year deal worth up to $4.2 million in 2021 as a “first-time” free agent – a large raise over the $2.65 million Kahnle would have made in a full 2020 season.
The signing follows a recent trend of pitchers signing two-year deals while rehabbing from Tommy John, including two other ex-Yankees (Nathan Eovaldi with the Rays and Michael Pineda with the Twins). The Yankees have also done this several times of late, albeit on the minor-league side, with Adam Warren getting a similar deal last year and righty Matt Bowman getting one recently.
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