Yankees may have signed Erubiel Durazo

According to this article the Yankees have signed Erubial Durazo to a minor league contract. I did some cross checking, just in case, and according to the Monterrey Sultans official website, Durazo may actually be joining the Yankees, or at least the Scranton Yankees. I'll ask around the club house today.

The Yankees signed Durazo back in 2006, but he only played a bit for Columbus. He hit .290-2 HR-10 RBI with the team.

Oh, and as it turns out, Karim Garcia plays for the Sultans as well.

Here are the links:
Yahoo Deportes Article
Sultan's official website article

Translation of the later:
From this date, Erubiel Durazo is going to form part of the Yankees of new York, this thanks to the narrow relation that exists with this organization ties wholesale, since they are requiriendo a left-handed batter and the Sultans Baseball Club of Monterrey offers this opportunity of beating to Durazo, facilitating the contract and yielding their rights to the new yorkers, that will locate it in principle, in AAA.

Notes:
Also, from what I gathered from both articles (I did take a few years of Spanish) part of the deal is rushing Durazo to the majors. He apparently wants to be in New York within the next two-three weeks.

Do I think he can help the Yankees? It's tough to say. He has always been a very patient hitter and has some good power, but he is a butcher in the field. There is plenty of upside, and if the Yankees can find a bat that can spark the lineup for cheap, they can focus on acquiring pitching by the end of July.

Update: Durazo hit .354/9 HR/42 RBI/25 BB/29 K/.446 OBP/.582 SLG this year with the Sultans. Against righties, he hit .371; and hit .462/4 HR w/ RISP. Hey, he could honestly help the Yankees this year if he plays a decent 1B. I suppose this signing may mean no Shelley Duncan promotion though.

Update 2: Just got back from Scranton, and learned from Peter Abraham that the Yankees have not signed Durazo. Nobody in the Scranton clubhouse has heard anything either, but we'll see in the coming days. It was a tough call to begin with, I had two articles that pointed to the same thing, both from official sites, I apologize for my hastiness in reporting such a deal, I was just excited to bring you all news as fast as it broke. Thanks for not jumping down my throat or anything.