New York bites $26 million to let the 36-year-old walkThe Yankees announced a slew of moves Wednesday night, as the upcoming Rule 5 Draft made them switch up their 40-man roster to protect valuable assets within the organization. And as a result, veteran OF Jacoby Ellsbury was released by the team.
2020-21 Top 50 MLB Free Agents With Predictions
- Trevor Bauer – Dodgers. Four years, $128MM.
- J.T. Realmuto – Mets.
- George Springer – White Sox. Five years, $125MM.
- Marcell Ozuna – Nationals. Four years, $72MM.
- DJ LeMahieu – Blue Jays. Four years, $68MM.
- Marcus Stroman – Angels. Four years, $68MM.
- Ha-Seong Kim – Rangers.
- Didi Gregorius – Reds.
MLB announces 60-game season for 2020; Opening Day will be July 23 or 24. Major League Baseball is set to return. The MLB Players Association (MLBPA) informed the league Tuesday that players will comply with commissioner Rob Manfred's imposed outline for a 60-game 2020 season.
Yankees-Orioles rained out: Doubleheader at Yankee Stadium set for Friday (UPDATE) UPDATE (6:31 p.m.): Tonight's game is rained out. Both games of the doubleheader will be seven-inning regulation games.
Yankees Trades
- Yankees make minor trade, add Rob Brantly to alternate site.
- Yankees acquire Edwin Encarnacion from Mariners.
- Yankees acquire Kendrys Morales from Athletics, option Joseph Harvey to Triple-A.
- Yankees trade for Cameron Maybin to shore up battered outfield.
- The Yankees are a weaker team without Sonny Gray.
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- 1) Mike Trout, CF, LAA: $37.7 million.
- 2) Gerrit Cole, RHP, NYY: $36 million.
- 3) Max Scherzer, RHP, WSH: $35.9 million.
- 4-T) Zack Greinke, RHP, HOU: $35 million.
- 4-T) Stephen Strasburg, RHP, WSH: $35 million.
- 4-T) Nolan Arenado, 3B, COL: $35 million.
- 7) Justin Verlander, RHP, HOU: $33 million.
The result: More than $5 billion in lost revenue across the league, according to TMR's calculations. The New York Yankees topped the list, with an estimated $437 million in game-day revenue lost compared to what the Yankees might have drawn with fans attending a traditional 81-game home schedule.
Top Team Payrolls
| rank | Team | Current |
|---|
| 1 | Cubs | $211,546,714 |
| 2 | Yankees | $205,442,088 |
| 3 | Nationals | $204,449,127 |
| 4 | Red Sox | $204,335,019 |
The Yankees got under the tax threshold in 2018, but exceeded it in 2019 and 2020. Going over it again would put them at the highest tax rate. There has been speculation that they will try to get back under the first threshold for the 2021 campaign.
7 Yankees ranked on ESPN's top 100 MLB players for 2020 list
- Giancarlo Stanton, No.
- Gary Sanchez, No.
- Aroldis Chapman, No.
- DJ LeMahieu, No.
- Gleyber Torres, No.
- Aaron Judge, No.
- Gerrit Cole, No.
Rob Manfred says MLB will 'be more aggressive' about hosting fans during 2021 season. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is planning to allow fans to attend games during the 2021 season, as long as local government and health officials give the approval, according to The Athletic's Evan Drellich.
Here's a look at the top 15 players still available in free agency.
- 02 Jadeveon Clowney, Defensive End.
- 03 Devonta Freeman, Running Back.
- 04 Jason Peters, Offensive Tackle.
- 05 Kelvin Beachum, Offensive Tackle.
- 06 Everson Griffen, Defensive End.
- 07 Logan Ryan, Cornerback.
- 08 Markus Golden, Edge Rusher.
2021 MLB Free Agents
| Player (31) | Pos. | Age |
|---|
| Mike Minor | SP | 33 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 35 |
| Trevor May | RP | 31 |
| Charlie Morton | SP | 37 |
MLB Free Agents 2020-21: Ranking the top 10 starting pitchers
- 01 Trevor Bauer. USA TODAY Sports photo. 1 / 10.
- 02 Marcus Stroman. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 03 Masahiro Tanaka. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 04 Corey Kluber. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 05 James Paxton. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 06 Robbie Ray. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 07 Jake Odorizzi. USA TODAY Sports photo.
- 08 Jon Lester. USA TODAY Sports photo.
Top 10 NBA free agents still available
- 1) Anthony Davis.
- 2) Shabazz Napier.
- 3) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.
- 4) Glenn Robinson III.
- 5) Reggie Jackson.
- 6) Ersan Ilyasova.
- 7) Dewayne Dedmon.
- 8) Shaquille Harrison.
Officially, players become free agents the day after the conclusion of the World Series. However, they cannot sign with a new team until five days after the conclusion of the World Series.
“Baseball arbitration” refers to the process used in Major League Baseball in which if an eligible player's representative and the club ownership cannot reach a compensation agreement through negotiation, each party enters a final submission and during a formal hearing each side — player and management — presents its
Top 15 free agents of the 2021 NBA offseason
- 01 Giannis Antetokounmpo. USA TODAY Sports.
- 02 LeBron James (player option) Getty Images.
- 03 Kawhi Leonard (player option) USA TODAY Sports.
- 04 Paul George (player option) USA TODAY Sports.
- 05 Rudy Gobert. USA TODAY Sports.
- 06 Victor Oladipo. USA TODAY Sports.
- 07 Jrue Holiday (player option) USA TODAY Sports.
- 08 Kyle Lowry.
