“We are all frustrated at the moment that we can not talk about a contract extension today. Not now, but we hope later,” said Cashman. “… Both sides would like to be here. I think Aaron Judge does not want to be anywhere but here, and we would like to do that as well.”
The Judge and the Yankees have not signed a contract for 2022 – Cashman has confirmed that a date has been set for an arbitration hearing, although they hope to avoid it – and has applied for a $ 21 million salary before the arbitration deadline. The Yankees deposited $ 17 million. The team’s salary of $ 17 million in 2022 plus the extension would be equivalent to eight years and a total of $ 230.5 million.
“I’m disappointed because I said I wanted to be a Yankee for a lifetime and bring a championship back to New York,” Judge said after his side ‘s Open Day victory. “… it stings but I have work to do on the pitch.”
The $ 30.5 million annual average value of the expansion would be the highest in the franchise’s franchise history, surpassing Alex Rodriguez’s $ 27.5 million, although it would be behind Gerrit’s $ 36 million franchise record. Cole for all players. Here are the biggest outfield contracts in the history of baseball:
- Mike Trout, Angels: $ 426.5 million
- Mike Trout, Angels: $ 35.54 million
- Mookie Betts, Dodgers: $ 365 million
- Mookie Betts, Dodgers: $ 30.42 million
- Bryce Harper, Phillies: $ 330 million
- Yoenis Cespedes, Mets: $ 27.5 million
- Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees: $ 325 million
- Kris Bryant, Rockies: $ 26 million
- Christian Yelich, Brewers: $ 215 million
- Bryce Harper, Phillies: $ 25.38 million
Cashman did not rule out talks for an extension during the regular season, although the Judge set a fixed deadline for the Start Day. “I have a game to focus on right now. So if it happens, it will happen. If it does not, I will see you after the game and we will discuss it,” Judge said Friday morning.
“His interest, as he has told me, is that he does not want to be anywhere else,” Cashman said. “But at the same time, he knows there are no guarantees … We are happy he is in stripes. We look forward to leading this team this year.”
It is rare for a general manager to publicly disclose the terms of a rejected contract offer. Cashman claimed that he did it because the information would eventually come out anyway, so he just broke the bandage, although it is not difficult to see this as an attempt to control the damage. An attempt to make the Judge look like the absurd part because he turned down a big contract. “I do not like to talk about numbers. I like to keep it a secret. That was something I felt was private between my team and the Yankees,” Judge said. “… I can not control what is happening on the other side.” The Yankees have sacked several top free agents in recent years, including Bryce Harper and Manny Machado four years ago and Carlos Correa and Freddie Freeman last offseason. The idea was that the team would save the next huge dollar deal for Judge, a Yankee native. Now, the Yankees have failed to sign the Judge before the free delegation and seem to be taking steps to make him look like the bad guy or at least pressure him to accept their offer. For the Yankees, Judge is their best and most marketable player, a player whose value for the franchise exceeds his performance on the field. There is a section of stands at the right stadium at Yankee Stadium dedicated to him (“Judge’s Chambers”) and the club has launched countless marketing campaigns around Judge in recent seasons. Both sides definitely benefit – being a popular Yankee means that the Judge has more approval deals than any other baseball player. “Very few people have this opportunity to talk about an extension,” Judge said. “I who have this opportunity is something special and I appreciate that the Yankees want to do this. But I do not mind going to the free agency … At the end of this year, I will talk to 30 teams. The Yankees will be one from these groups “.
Immediately after the reference to the spring training, the judge indicated that he would not negotiate a contract after the Start Day. “I will meet this deadline. I think it is better for both sides so that they can focus on what they have to do and I can focus on what I have to do, which is on the pitch. If we are not there by then, What is the meaning of communication in the season? ” he recently told Dan Martin of the New York Post. The Yankees have four players who have signed until at least 2025: Cole, Stanton, Aaron Hicks and DJ LeMahieu. The Judge expansion would have committed about $ 110 million a year to just five players by 2025. Others like Josh Donaldson, Joey Gallo, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Jordan Montgomery, Anthony Rizzo, Luis Severino and Jameson Taillon could become free agents either this comes out of season or the next. New York has some roster updates. The referee, 30 years later this month, recorded a strike line of 0.287 / .382 / .544 with 39 home games on the road to finish fourth in the AL MVP voting in 2021. While on the court, Judge he always played at the elite level, although staying on the field was a problem at times. Injuries limited him to 242 of the 384 possible games of the regular season from 2018-20, or 63 percent. Last season the Yankees won 92-70 and lost the AL Wild Card Game to rival Red Sox. They have been in the post-season for each of the last five years, but have not gone beyond ALCS.
