Exclusiva; Dámaso Marte firma por 12 millones de dólares con los Yanquis

No, I did not turn this into a Spanish blog. But according to Impacto Deportivo (via MLB Trade Rumors), the Yankees have signed Damaso Marte to a three-year, $12 million deal. The Yankees previously declined his one-year, $6 million option, so they'd get him at a bit of a discount.

I haven't seen any confirmation from English-speaking New York papers, so I'm a little skeptical at this point.

Due to Marte's Type A free agent status, I would have let him walk and take the two draft picks, but that's just me.

Update - 2:10 p.m.: It's official.