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Yankees Sign RHP Drake Fellows to Minor-League Deal

New York continues a low-cost push to rebuild bullpen depth.

Overview

  • MLB reporter Jon Heyman reported the minors pact on Friday, describing Fellows as a bullpen candidate with a big strikeout slider.
  • The 27-year-old reached Triple-A Indianapolis in 2025, posting a 4.41 ERA with 94 strikeouts and 46 walks over 112.1 innings across 33 appearances.
  • His strikeout rate improved in relief, with reports highlighting a heavy, bullet-spin slider and a small velocity uptick outside the rotation.
  • A 2019 sixth-round pick out of Vanderbilt, Fellows has not made his MLB debut and moved to Pittsburgh in the transaction tied to Joe Musgrove.
  • The signing aligns with the Yankees’ preference for low-risk, projectable arms as they retool a bullpen that lost pieces such as Mark Leiter Jr. and Devin Williams.