Yankees add Triple-A reliever Bradley Hanner to 40-man roster

The Yankees opted to keep Bradley Hanner, a Triple-A reliever who has moved a step closer to a call-up. The 27-year-old Hanner used an opt-out clause in his contract that the Yankees nullified Saturday by adding him to the 40-man roster and immediately optioning him.
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The Yankees opted to keep Bradley Hanner, a Triple-A reliever who has moved a step closer to a call-up. The 27-year-old Hanner used an opt-out clause in his contract that the Yankees nullified Saturday by adding him to the 40-man roster and immediately optioning him. Thus, the righty remains in the organization and, at the moment, with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, for whom he has logged a 1.99 ERA with 50 strikeouts in 40 ²/₃ innings this season. A career minor leaguer in his seventh season, Hanner signed with the Yankees as a minor league free agent in December after stalling at Triple-A in Cleveland’s system.
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- The Yankees opted to keep Bradley Hanner, a Triple-A reliever who has moved a step closer to a call-up. The 27-year-old Hanner used an opt-out clause in his contract that the Yankees nullified Saturday by adding him to the 40-man roster and immediately optioning him.
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Yankees add Triple-A reliever Bradley Hanner to 40-man roster
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