Their starting rotation decimated by injuries, including ace Masahiro Tanaka's partial UCL tear, the Yankees are looking everywhere for pitching help. Absolutely everywhere ...
The #Yankees have acquired pitcher Jeff Francis from the #athletics in a trade, source says.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) July 11, 2014Francis, 33, has bounced around the majors the past few years, making stops in Kansas City, Cincinnati, Colorado and Oakland since the beginning of the 2011 season. This year, he made eight starts for Cincinnati's Triple-A club and posted a 3.33 ERA, then made one start for the Reds (three earned runs in five innings).
Then, he was claimed off waivers for the A's. In nine games out of the bullpen for Oakland, Francis had a 6.08 ERA.