Yankees signed RHP Joel Kuhnel to a minor league contract.

The 30-year-old right-hander exercised the opt-out clause in his minor league deal with the Phillies earlier in the week after he failed to garner a promotion to the big league club. Kuhnel has registered a 3.62 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and a 27/4 K/BB ratio over 32 1/3 innings at the Triple-A level this season. He’ll add bullpen depth for the Yankees.