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LaTroy Hawkins signs with Yankees for 1 year, $4 million
Hawkins is the first of a few moves the Yankees have to make in order to find a diamond in the rough at the setup man spot in their bullpen. With Joba Chamberlain moving to the rotation full time, Hawkins will compete for eighth inning calls by new manager Joe Girardi. Unfortunately for the Yankees (or fortunately) those calls will be very minimal once the Yankees see Hawkins try to handle American League lineups in big spots. His numbers in Colorado were inflated due to a .209 BABIP in Coors Field, which is unheard of, and got away with a 4.8 K/9 rate for a middle reliever.
His last appearance in the AL East came in 2006 with the Orioles and Hawkins finished with a 4.48 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 60.1 innings. His career ERA
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