FanGraphs | Jay Jaffe: Take a deep breath, Yankees fans. DJ LeMahieu is back in the Bronx when he and the Yankees reached an agreement on a six-year, $ 90 million contract. After Brian Cashman and his company lay low virtually the entire off-season, they finally closed the top priority for the team. Here is LeMahieu’s ZiPS projection for the six years, according to Dan Szymborski.
MLBTradeRumors | Connor Byrne: If you were not happy with the Yankees reaching LeMahieu, the Bombers also addressed another need by signing former two-time winner of the Cy Young Award, Corey Kluber. The 34-year-old pitcher and the Yankees have reportedly agreed on a $ 11 million one-year deal. He has not had much success recently as he has thrown just 35.2 overs over the past two seasons, but the Yanks hope he can bounce back while continuing to work with the team’s director of health and performance, Eric Cressey. supervised the shoulder rehabilitation of the former es. The Yankees were not aggressive in trying to re-sign Tanaka, so Kluber could end up as his replacement.
MLB | Matt Monagan: Yogi Berra has received many awards during his 19-year career, and now he is receiving another honor. He will have his own stamp. Yes, you can now post letters with Yogi’s face on it!
The Yankees avoided arbitration with all of their eligible players. If you missed it, here’s a link to our coverage of all the deals!