Yankees avoid arbitration with Michael Pineda and Dustin Ackley

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY SportsAt the beginning of the offseason, the Yankees had seven arbitration-eligible players, but after trading Justin Wilson, Adam Warren, and adding Aroldis Chapman, that number has gone down to six. The Yankees have not gone to arbitration with a player since they beat Chien-Ming Wang in the 2007-2008 offseason, so expect everyone to sign contracts before the offseason is done. Currently they have agreed with two players and are still negotiating with the other four.

The Yankees have signed Michael Pineda to a $4.3 million contract to avoid arbitration while he was projected to make $4.6 million according to MLB Trade Rumors. He likely lost some money due to his…