Yankees sign Bill Hall

The Yankees have signed Bill Hall to a minor league deal and he will likely be joined by several other spring training invites to compete for the 2nd bench bat job. Bill Hall had a disappointing year last year hitting just .211/.261/.314 line in 199 plate appearances for the Astros and Giants last year. However in 2010 he had hit 18 home runs in more of a utility role for the Red Sox. I don't know if Hall still has anything left, but a minor league deal never hurt anybody and he will compete for the job with several other candidates, both internal candidates and spring invites.