Free agency typically begins five days after the end of the World Series. That puts us in early November. While fans have many different ideas on how to shape the Yankees for the 2021 season, I think it’s pretty safe to say that everyone’s number one priority is resigning The Machine, DJ LeMahieu.
LeMahieu signed a two-year, $24 million deal on January 14, 2019. LeMahieu put up a 5.4 fWAR in 2019. Based on the work of Craig Edwards at FanGraphs (using the non-adjusted cost of a win in free agency), LeMahieu’s value was $36.72 million last season.