2024-25 Yankees Off Season / Spring Training

[OrangeXtreme]

Free agents:

Player	2024 Contract	2025 ?
Gerrit Cole	9 yr, $324M (2020-28); Opted back in	4 yr, $144M
Anthony Rizzo	2 yr, $40M (2023-24), 2025 club option for $17M Declined	???
Luke Weaver	1 yr, $2M (2024)	1 yr, $2.5M
Lou Trivino	1 yr, $1.5M (2024), 2025 club option for $5M Declined	???
Juan Soto	1 yr, $31M (2024)	NYM: 15 yr, $765M
Gleyber Torres	1 yr, $14.2M (2024)	DET: 1 yr, $15M
Alex Verdugo	1 yr, $8.7M (2024)	ATL: 1 yr, $1.5M
Clay Holmes	1 yr, $6M (2024)	NYM: 3 yr, $38M
Tommy Kahnle	2 yr, $11.5M (2023-24)	DET: 1 yr, $7.75M
Jonathan Loáisiga	1 yr, $2.5M (2024)	1 yr, $5M
Tim Hill	1 yr, $405.8k (2024)	1 yr, $2.85M

Players eligible for arbitration:

Player	2024 Contract	2025 ?
Trent Grisham	1 yr, $5.5M (2024)	1 yr, $5.0M
Nestor Cortes	1 yr, $3.95M (2024)	MIL: 1 yr, $7.6M
Jon Berti	2 yr, $5.725M (2023-24)	CHC: 1 yr, $2M
Jose Trevino	1 yr, $2.73M (2024)	CIN: 1 yr, $3.425M
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	1 yr, $2.625M (2024)	1 yr, $5.85M
JT Brubaker	1 yr, $2.275M (2024)	1 yr, $1.82M
Clarke Schmidt	1 yr, $2.025M (2024)	1 yr, $3.6M
Mark Leiter Jr.	1 yr, $1.5M (2024)	Arbitration
Scott Effross	1 yr, $750k (2024)	1 yr, $800k
Tim Mayza	1 yr, $179k (2024)	PGH

 

[donniesyracuse]

Depending on where Chilsolm plays next year, the team can upgrade at two of these three positions: 1B, 2B, and 3B.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Depending on where Chilsolm plays next year, the team can upgrade at two of these three positions: 1B, 2B, and 3B.

We're stuck with DJ for two more seasons.

If we go all-in on Soto, Ben Rice will be playing 1B next year.

 

[donniesyracuse]

We're stuck with DJ for two more seasons.

The Yankees have shown they are willing to drop dead weight and eat some contract (e.g. Donaldson, Hicks).

 

[Chip]

If my math is right, the Yankees have approx $50M of collective bargaining payroll for guys who either won't be there, or weren't a factor in the playoffs.

Hicks - $10M (final year, yay)
Rizzo - $6M buyout
DJ - $15M
Stroman - $18.5M (he should at least be contributing next year during the regular season)

All told there is $190M committed and the cap is $241M. They went well over it this year and will pay $55M in tax. How far will Hal be willing to go over it next year?

 

[jncuse]

Free agents:

Player	2024 Contract	2025 ?
Gerrit Cole	9 yr, $324M (2020-28); can opt out after 2024; team can void opt-out by exercising 2029 club option
Anthony Rizzo	2 yr, $40M (2023-24), 2025 club option for $17M
Luke Weaver	1 yr, $2M (2024), 2025 club option for $2.5M
Lou Trivino	1 yr, $1.5M (2024), 2025 club option for $5M
Juan Soto	1 yr, $31M (2024)
Gleyber Torres	1 yr, $14.2M (2024)
Alex Verdugo	1 yr, $8.7M (2024)
Clay Holmes	1 yr, $6M (2024)
Tommy Kahnle	2 yr, $11.5M (2023-24)
Jonathan Loáisiga	1 yr, $2.5M (2024)
Cody Poteet	1 yr, $750k (2024)
Tim Hill	1 yr, $405.8k (2024)

Players eligible for arbitration:

Player	2024 Contract	2025 ?
Trent Grisham	1 yr, $5.5M (2024)
Nestor Cortes	1 yr, $3.95M (2024)
Jon Berti	2 yr, $5.725M (2023-24)
Jose Trevino	1 yr, $2.73M (2024)
Jazz Chisholm Jr.	1 yr, $2.625M (2024)
JT Brubaker	1 yr, $2.275M (2024)
Clarke Schmidt	1 yr, $2.025M (2024)
Mark Leiter Jr.	1 yr, $1.5M (2024)
Scott Effross	1 yr, $750k (2024)
Tim Mayza	1 yr, $179k (2024)

As an outsider who doesn't like the Yanks and has no special attachment to any players

Regarding the options, the decisions should all be easy. Keep Weaver, Decline Rizzo (.680 OPS last 2 years), Decline Trivino. I seriously doubt Gerritt Cole opts out, so don't extend him for an age 39 season.

With respect to arbitration, keeping in mind that you can't offer a salary decrease (there are cases you can drop by 20%) there are a few to debate. Everyone else you offer arbitration.
Grisham at $5.5
Berti at $5.8
Trevino at $2.8
Mayza at $3.6

Mayza was a quality reliever between 2021-2023. He was a disaster with the Jays, statistically OK with the Yanks. I think you roll the dice and offer him arb and a probable $4M contract.

Grishom. Berti. Trevino are all in the same place. Servicable bench players, but if there is young depth you have to let them go, and use your funds elsewhere (I don't know enough about the Yanks). I suspect they keep Berti because of his flexibility.

In terms of free agents, obviously make a competitive offer to Soto. Torres maybe offer something like 2/$25 which seems fair... if not good enough for him he is interchangeable for other FA's. That seems the case with the rest of the lot as well.

 

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[orangefog]

We have to add the year to Cole's contract, right?

 

[JustPherU]

We have to add the year to Cole's contract, right?

I guess it depends on what 36 million a year can get you nowadays.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

We have to add the year to Cole's contract, right?

Nah.

We'll just re-sign Johnny Lasagna.

 

[Lord Ashby]

Let him walk. Staring pitching is blah, The back end of that contract would be brutal. save money to resign soto.

 

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[JustPherU]

Not surprising being that he hasn’t played in two years

 

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[donniesyracuse]

We have to add the year to Cole's contract, right?

I probably would, but I am not positive Cole will do better than four years $144 million on the open market.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Who the frig are these guys?

 

[Noexcuse]

Who the frig are these guys?

Place holders?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Place holders?

They were all in SWB last year. I assume we have to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

That was a short cup of coffee...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

"You belong with me".

 

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