2020 New York Yankees Free Agents
Tracking the status and signings of all 2020 MLB free agents.
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| Player (7) | Pos. | Age | From | To | Yrs | Dollars | Average Salary | Signed | 2019 WAR | 2020 WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrit Cole | SP | 29 | HOU | NYY | 9 | $324,000,000 | $36,000,000 | 12/11/19 | 6.91 | |
| Didi Gregorius | SS | 30 | NYY | PHI | 1 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | 12/10/19 | 0.64 | |
| Brett Gardner | LF | 36 | NYY | NYY | 1 | $12,500,000 | $12,500,000 | 12/12/19 | 4.03 | |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 37 | NYY | CHW | 1 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 12/25/19 | 2.08 | |
| Dellin Betances | RP | 32 | NYY | NYM | 1 | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 | 12/24/19 | 0.04 | |
| Austin Romine | C | 31 | NYY | DET | 1 | $4,150,000 | $4,150,000 | 12/12/19 | 0.89 | |
| Chad Bettis (minor) | SP | 31 | COL | NYY | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 02/15/20 | -0.15 | |
| Cameron Maybin | RF | 33 | NYY | DET | 1 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 02/13/20 | 1.46 | |
| Cory Gearrin (minor) | RP | 34 | NYY | MIN | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 02/17/20 | 0.69 | |
| Adam Warren (minor) | RP | 32 | SD | NYY | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | 12/16/19 | -0.24 | |
| Greg Bird (minor) | 1B | 27 | NYY | TEX | - | - | - | 02/04/20 | -0.19 | |
| Dan Otero (minor) | RP | 35 | CLE | NYY | - | - | - | 02/03/20 | 0.02 | |
| David Hale (minor) | RP | 32 | NYY | NYY | - | - | - | 02/03/20 | ||
| Josh Thole (minor) | C | 33 | LAA | NYY | - | - | - | 01/29/20 | ||
| Kaleb Cowart (minor) | DH | 28 | LAA | NYY | - | - | - | 01/26/20 | -0.2 | |
| Tyler Lyons (minor) | RP | 32 | NYY | NYY | - | - | - | 01/23/20 | -0.4 | |
| Luis Avilan (minor) | RP | 30 | NYM | NYY | - | - | - | 01/22/20 | 0.11 | |
| Nicholas Tropeano (minor) | SP | 29 | LAA | NYY | - | - | - | 01/08/20 | -0.45 | |
| Erik Kratz (minor) | C | 40 | NYY | NYY | - | - | - | 12/20/19 | -0.31 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 36 | NYY | TBD | - | - | ||||
| C.C. Sabathia | SP | 39 | NYY | TBD | - | - | 0.37 | |||
| Cliff Pennington | SS | 36 | NYY | TBD | - | - | ||||
| 18 | $381,950,000 | $21,219,444 | ||||||||