The deal also allowed more flexibility for manager Aaron Boone to use the DH slot as a way to give outfielder Giancarlo Stanton more opportunities to rest his legs.

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Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. “We have a lot of respect for him and yeah there’s a lot of interest, but obviously there were some other areas that we had to focus in on.”We had a tremendous amount of interest in the player. The Phillies have no such grooming policy, so McCutchen … Phillies left fielder Andrew McCutchen is expected to be ready for the start of the delayed 2020 season. Whether or not the dollar amount or the length of the contract would have been one that fits the landscape of where the Yankees are right now, I don’t know. Also, by disabling these cookies you will also disable banner ads served by Google Adsense on this website..For more information about these items, view our complete privacy policy.Andrew McCutchen signed a 3 year / $50,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $50,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $16,666,667. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. (Lynne Sladky | AP)Those 39 days - the entire month of September and then short playoff run in October - were a dream come true for the five-time All-Star outfielder and former National League MVP who was the face of the Pittsburgh Pirates for years.McCutchen played well for the Yankees, too, after joining them on Aug. 31 from the San Francisco Giants as a rental. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance.These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. He was handed McCutchen returned home to Pittsburgh after the season hoping free agency would get him a big-money contract and thinking it would be great to re-sign with the Yankees.McCutchen got his money, but the Yankees showed no interest before he signed a three-year, $50-million contract with the “None,” McCutchen told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday before the Yankees and Phillies were rained out at Steinbrenner Field.“Starting pitching was the Yankees’ priority, and that made sense because that’s what they needed most,” McCutchen said.McCutchen figured the Yankees might circle back to him after addressing their biggest need – which was filled by the re-signing of free agents“Maybe I would have been a priority for the Yankees later, but I wanted to sign pretty quick,” said McCutchen, who turned 32 last October.

The Pirates selected McCutchen in the first round (11th overall) of the 2005 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut in 2009. With a contract extension unlikely, Pittsburgh sent away its most important player since Barry Bonds left town as a free agent a quarter-century ago.