According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the Yankees have signed reliever Scott Proctor to a minor league contract. He is scheduled to report to Triple-A Scranton on Monday or Tuesday.
Proctor was released by the Braves earlier this week after posting an ugly 6.44 ERA and 18/19 K/BB ratio over 29 1/3 innings this season. Ironically, the 34-year-old right-hander was cleared to make room for top prospect Arodys Vizcaino, who was acquired from the Yankees as part of the Javier Vazquez trade.
Of course, Proctor spent parts of four seasons with the Yankees from 2004-2007, posting a 4.29 ERA over 190 appearances. He was used into the ground by Joe Torre, leading the American League with 83 appearances in 2006. After Torre followed him to Los Angeles, Proctor eventually underwent elbow surgery in September of 2008 and season-ending Tommy John surgery in May of 2009.
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman admitted earlier this year that Proctor and other relievers were overused when Torre was manager, so perhaps this is his way of making amends.