Reportedly, the Yankees and Dellin Betances are nowhere near each other in the salary proposals each side has made, and there could be as much as $2 million standing between them. Betances believes he is worth five million dollars for his service in 2017.
Significantly, this is not the first time the Yankees and Betances have gone to the mat about salary. Last season, Betances rejected the team’s offer of $540,000, causing a net loss for the player when the team, perhaps a little miffed, turned right around and reduced their offer to the major league minimum which Betances ultimately was forced to sign.