Today is the annual non-tender deadline and the Yankees did indeed tender 2019 contracts to all their pre-arbitration and arbitration-eligible players, the team announced this afternoon. Players who do not receive contract tenders become free agents. The Yankees are keeping everyone though.
Most notably, this means the Yankees will hang on to Didi Gregorius even though he’ll miss at least part of next season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. He’s projected to make $12.4M next year and that’s a big chunk of change to give a rehabbing player who won’t play much and could leave as a free agent next year.