The New York Yankees’ No. 1 offseason priority is re-signing Juan Soto. That much is clear.
What comes next is still a mystery. The Yankees have several holes to fill. On the offensive side, they need two outfielders, a first baseman, a second baseman and two bench bats.
On the pitching side, they need three more pitchers for the bullpen. Advertisement Cot’s Contracts estimates the Yankees’ current 2025 payroll at $238.8 million.
That includes bringing back every arbitration-eligible player. For this exercise, let’s have the Yankees create more financial flexibility by non-tendering contracts to outfielder Trent Grisham and relief pitcher Tim Mayza . Grisham is projected to earn $5.
7 million in arbitration and Mayza $4 million, according to MLB Trade Rumors. By non-tendering those players, the Yankees save an additional $9.7 million, bringing their total projected payroll to $229.
1 million. That total includes bringing back Jon Berti as a bench option and J.T.
Brubaker, who missed this season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, as a reliever. Here’s what an ideal offseason could look like for the Yankees: Re-sign Juan Soto This is a no-brainer. No offseason plan for the Yankees is truly complete without landing the best free agent on the market.
Monday, they are set to meet with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, in Newport Beach, Calif. Soto and Boras have already heard presentations from the Toronto Blue Jays , Boston Red Sox and New York Mets . Though it remai.
