2021 offseason Yankees free agency talk has arrived at our doorstep, several months before we were ready to start discussing such things.
But with the 2020 season hanging in the balance (it’ll happen, if Rob Manfred wakes up in the next two weeks!), it’s unfortunately time to start examining those we may lose, as well as those we can afford to make a bet on during a pivotal offseason.
The Yankees must save money for arbitration raises and Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez’s possible extensions (they hit free agency after 2022), but if New York wants to contend in 2021 without pinning everything on rotation prospects, they’ll need to dole out some cash this offseason, too.