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James O’Connell

Frankie Montas says he wasn’t ‘fully 100 percent’ when traded to Yankees, vows to return this season

The Yankees bought damaged goods with a no-return policy.

Frankie Montas came over to the Bronx in a trade with the Oakland A’s in July of last season. However, the 29-year-old was not at full strength as he was nursing a shoulder injury.

“I wasn’t fully 100 percent,” Montas told reporters Wednesday morning at the Yankees spring complex in Tampa. “I was trying to pitch through it. Of course, I got traded to a new team, I wanted to show what I can do.

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