RHP. Danny Farquhar, a right-handed pitcher from the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, was assigned to the Yankees Extended Spring Training. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders reassigned Danny Farquhar. Danny Farquhar, a free agency RHP, was signed to a minor league deal by the New York Yankees and invited to spring training. He attended The University of Florida and played for the Gators from 2000 to 2004. In 40 games (39 starts), he finished with a 26-13 record, a 2.96 ERA (138 ER/452 IP) and four complete games. He led the SEC in wins twice and was second three other times. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2005 after his junior season but chose not to play professionally until 2007 when he made his debut with the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Class A Short Season New York-Penn League. After one game, he was sent back down to Class A and spent all of 2008 there too. In 2009, he started the season with Bridgeport before being promoted to Trenton where he finished the season. He returned to Trenton in 2010 and 2011 before being called up to the Yankees in August of both years. In 2012, he went 4-1 with a 3.12 ERA (30 ER/85.2 IP) in 49 games (48 starts). He ended up winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award that year.