The Yankees are one of the approximately 20 teams, including clubs from Asia, that have expressed interest in ex-Mets righty reliever Carlos Torres, a source with knowledge of the team's personnel decisions told NJ Advance Media Tuesday.

Torres, 33, elected to become a free agent Monday after the Mets designated him for assignment.

The Yankees make sense as a possible landing spot for the California native and six-year veteran.

While they have the back end of their bullpen locked up with elite arms -- closer Aroldis Chapman and set-up men Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller -- the front end remains unsettled.

The team expects a field of arms to compete for the spots in spring training.

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But the Yankees haven't signed a single major-league free agent all offseason.

Torres had a bit of a dip in performance in 2015 for the Mets, posting a 4.68 ERA in 59 appearances. But his strikeout rate of 7.5 K/9 wasn't too far off what he had posted in 2012 and 2013.

In 2014, Torres had a career year, tossing 97 innings while posting a 3.06 ERA and a strikeout rate of 8.9 K/9.

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