"Situations such as this one tend to benefit all parties. The Yankees will lose some depth, but Winans wasn't a lock to last the whole offseason on their 40-man roster anyhow - particularly since he's out of minor league options. Japanese teams typically pay a release fee of a few hundred thousand dollars to a player's MLB club in order to facilitate the release."
"Winans has pitched in each of the past three major league seasons, albeit sparingly. He's totaled 49 1/3 innings between Atlanta and New York but been roughed up for a 7.48 ERA in that time. His track record in Triple-A is superlative, however. He's spent parts of fours seasons between the Braves' top affiliate in Gwinnett and the Yankees' top affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, combining for a 2.79 ERA with a 23.1% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate in 355 1/3 innings."
The Yankees granted right-hander Allan Winans his release so he can sign with a Nippon Professional Baseball team, opening a spot on the 40-man roster. Japanese clubs typically pay a release fee of a few hundred thousand dollars to facilitate such moves, and Winans will earn substantially more pitching overseas than on a split big-league/triple-A deal. Winans has totaled 49 1/3 MLB innings across three seasons with a 7.48 ERA, but compiled a 2.79 ERA with a 23.1% strikeout rate and 6.9% walk rate in 355 1/3 Triple-A innings. His average four-seam velocity of about 90 mph is below MLB norms but closer to NPB averages, and his command plus minor-league track record should help him secure a rotation spot in Japan and potentially lead to a future return.
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