The New York Yankees’ 40-man roster is down to 35 players after Friday night’s non-tender deadline. Infielder Jon Berti and relief pitcher Tim Mayza were not tendered contracts by the Yankees ; they will join the free-agent pool. The Yankees announced that they had reached settlements with pitcher JT Brubaker , who was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates this season, and outfielder Trent Grisham .
The Yankees also tendered contracts to Clarke Schmidt , Nestor Cortes , Jazz Chisholm Jr. , Mark Leiter Jr. , Scott Effross and Jose Trevino .
Financial terms were not known at the time of publication. The club has not gone to arbitration with any player since 2017, when relief pitcher Dellin Betances was the last to take the Yankees to court. Advertisement The Yankees’ current payroll for 2025 entered Friday at an estimated $238.
8 million, according to Cot’s Contracts. With Friday’s moves, the Yankees have created approximately $7.8 million in additional space.
Every dollar saved helps the Yankees with additional financial flexibility. Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner spoke earlier this week about how he feels about where the payroll stands at this point in the offseason. “We are in a better starting position than we were a year ago,” Steinbrenner said.
“There’s no doubt about that. Year after year after year after year, payroll is similar to this year and the luxury taxes, like others, are not sustainable and not feasible. That’s the case for the vast majority o.