Brett Phillips Agrees To Minor-League Deal With Yankees
5 months agoFormer Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Brett Phillips agreed to a minor-league deal on Tuesday with the New York Yankees and will start working out at the team's minor-league complex in Tampa as he makes the transition as a pitcher. Phillips was once a top outfield prospect and made his big-league debut back in 2017 with the Milwaukee Brewers. The 30-year-old played in 39 games for the Los Angeles Angeles in 2023 before making the switch to pitching. In his seven years as an outfielder, Phillips hit just .187/.272/.347 with 31 homers, 99 RBI and 39 stolen bases in 393 games. He made his pitching debut on Monday in the National Baseball Congress World Series, and his fastball was sitting in the mid-90s. It's a cool story, but Phillips has an uphill battle to become fantasy relevant as a pitcher in the majors.
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin
Source: Tampa Bay Times - Marc Topkin