New York Yankees avoid arbitration with multiple players (Report)
The New York Yankees and many others have settled on deals meaning they will avoid the arbitration process.
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to Jon Heyman of FanRag sports, the New York Yankees have settled with players due for arbitration.Didi Gregorius avoided the process on a $5.1 million deal while Austin Romine (805K) Michael Pineda ($7.4 million) Adam Warren, Aaron Hicks and Tommy Layne also settled with New York.
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Last season, Didi became the just the third shortstop Yankees history to hit at least 20 HR and bat over .275 — joining Tom Tresh (1962) and Derek Jeter (1999, 2001, and 2004) as the only three to accomplish the feat.
Additionally, the Yankees’ shortstop slashed .276/.304/.447 with an OPS of .751 and a career-high 20 home runs earned him a nomination for the Hank Aaron award. The last Yankee to take home the award was Jeter, back in 2009.
805K for Romine was also a solid price. The 28-year old is out of options and produced relatively well for a backup catcher in 2016 (.242 BA, one error in 355.1 innings).
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